Anxiety, stress, depression, loneliness, group art therapy, elderly.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: In this study, the intervention includes group art therapy. Group art therapy based on painting and music in this research includes 12 sessions (one month) that are
Sponsors
Bojnourd University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age over 60 years Not suffering from cognitive disorders or types of dementia Having the ability to participate in art therapy courses and drawing and making crafts Ability to speak and understand persian Not having physical-motor disabilities or types of neurological and movement disorders (plegia or Parkinson's) severe enough to interfere with group therapy programs Not having a known mood disorder (major depression or anxiety)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Failure to participate in one or more sessions of group art therapy programs Failure to complete the questionnaire in the post-exam phase Suffering from any debilitating physical and mental illness Hospitalization
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two weeks after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Depression, anxiety and stress scale DASS-21.;Stress. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two weeks after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Depression, anxiety and stress scale DASS-21.;Depression. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two weeks after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: Depression, anxiety and stress scale DASS-21.;Loneliness. Timepoint: Before the intervention and two weeks after the last intervention session. Method of measurement: De Jong-Girold Loneliness Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactArezu Mohammad Ebrahim zadeh
Bojnourd University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed