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The effectiveness of compassion therapy on existential anxiety and pain coping strategies in the elderly with chronic pain
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Fariba Hassni *   , Hossien Bohloli , Mehran Azadi , Parvaneh Qodsi |
| Islamic Azad University, Tehran Branch |
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Abstract: (35 Views) |
Introduction: There are various strategies for coping with pain in the elderly, including non-pharmacological interventions. These strategies can help improve existential anxiety and reduce pain in the elderly. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of compassion therapy on existential anxiety and coping strategies for pain in the elderly with chronic pain.
Methods: The present study was an applied study with a quasi-experimental design of pre-test, post-test, and follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of the present study consisted of elderly people with chronic pain in the Anusha Elderly Center located in Tehran in 1402. The number of elderly people in the present study was 30 (N=15 in each group), who were selected purposively. The research instruments were the EAQ existential anxiety questionnaire and the Rosenstein and Kiefe pain coping strategies questionnaire. The data analysis method was analysis of variance with repeated measures.
Results: In the existential anxiety variable, the mean and standard deviation of the experimental group at pre-test was 3.629 ± 34.60 and at post-test was 4.335 ± 25.50, and in the pain coping strategies variable, the mean and standard deviation of the experimental group at pre-test was 5.306 ± 50.95 and at post-test was 6.904 ± 72.75. The results of the analysis of covariance also showed that compassion therapy had an effect on existential anxiety in the elderly with chronic pain (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that compassion therapy is effective on existential anxiety and coping strategies with pain in elderly people with chronic pain.
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| Keywords: compassion therapy, existential anxiety, coping with pain, aged |
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Type of Study: Applicable |
Subject:
Eldely mental and psychological issues
Received: 2025/01/9 | Accepted: 2025/10/10 | Published: 2025/10/10
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