Mrs Najmeh Hasanpour, Mrs Mahdieh Salajeghe, Mrs Afifeh Manzari Tavakoli, Mrs Adineh Khabaz,
Volume 10, Issue 2 (Summer 2025)
Abstract
Introduction: According to the World Health Organization report, the elderly have the highest rate of successful suicide compared to other age groups. This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of holographic therapy on working memory and cognitive fusion in elderly people with a history of suicide attempts.
Methods: The research method was a quasi-experimental, pre-test, and post-test with a control group. The statistical population included all elderly people with a history of suicide attempts in Ahvaz in 2024, of whom 30 people (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group) were selected by convenience sampling. The data collection tool was the Kirchner Working Memory Questionnaire (1985) and the Gillanders et al. (2014) Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire. Holographic therapy intervention was performed on the experimental group in 9 90-minute sessions once a week, and the control group did not receive any intervention. Data analysis was performed using descriptive tests (mean and standard deviation) and analysis of covariance using SPSS version 24 software. A P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: In the working memory variable, the mean and standard deviation of the experimental group in the post-test stage was 131.73±12.87, and in the cognitive fusion variable, it was 43.87±6.12 The results of the analysis of covariance also showed that holographic therapy had an effect on working memory and cognitive fusion in elderly people with a history of suicide attempts (P < 0.01).
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the study, holographic therapy can be used to increase working memory and cognitive fusion in elderly people with a history of suicide attempts.
