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The effectiveness of the native educational package of the needs of the young elderly on the quality of life and depression of the young elderly
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Fereshteh Alsadat SeyyedHasani   , Kazem Barzegar Bafroyi * , Marie Dehghan Manshadi , Ahmad Sadeghian |
| Department of Educational Sciences. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Yazd University |
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Abstract: (1511 Views) |
Introduction: The increase in the Older adults population and the emergence of new needs for health services to promote active young aging reveal the need to pay attention and recognize the factors affecting their health and well-being as an important part of the society and determine priorities in this field. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of the educational program developed locally for the needs of young Older adults people in improving the quality of life and reducing depression of young Older adults people in Yazd city.
Methods: The research method was a semi-experimental type of pre-test and post-test with a control group. The statistical population was all people with the age range of 60 to 75 years in Yazd city. The sample size of 36 people was selected and randomly divided into control and experimental groups (18 people in each group) according to the criteria for entering the research. The experimental group received the training package in 8 sessions of 90 minutes, and the control group did not receive training. The research tool was the quality of life questionnaire for the Older adults by Lipad (1998) and depression in the Older adults by Yeswageh (1996). Multivariate and univariate analysis of covariance tests were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results showed that the native educational package of the needs of young Older adults had a significant effect on reducing depression and improving the quality of life (and then life satisfaction) in the post-test stage (P<0.05). But it has not had a significant effect on the improvement of quality of life dimensions (physical, self-care, depression and anxiety, cognitive, social and sexual issues).
Conclusions: Considering the importance of the local educational program for the needs of the Older adults, it can be useful to hold training courses for the young Older adults in order to improve the quality of life and reduce depression.
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| Keywords: young Older adults, education of Older adults needs, quality of life, depression |
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Type of Study: Original research |
Subject:
elderly care
Received: 2024/05/10 | Accepted: 2024/05/28 | Published: 2024/06/30
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