Effectiveness of training the review of life on life satisfaction and sense of coherence among middle-aged women and elderly nursing home residents in Qazvin

Abstract

Objectives Aging is a critical period of human life, and attention to the problems and needs of this stage is a social necessity. The present study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of training the review of life on life satisfaction and sense of coherence among middle-aged women and elderly nursing home residents in Qazvin. Methods & Materials This is a quasi-experimental research with pre-test and post-test and control group. The study population consisted of 50-80-year-old women living in Nursing Home in the city of Qazvin. The statistical sample included 30 subjects selected through random sampling method and assigned to excremental and control groups (15 subjects per each group). For data collection, Diener's (1985) Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and Flensburg's (2006) Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC) was used. Initially, a sample of people chosen for the research answered these questionnaires. After that, the program of life review was administered on the experimental group for six sessions, and finally, the post-test was administered to both the experimental and control groups. To analyze data, analysis of covariance was used in the environment of SPSS software. Results The mean age of the control group was 2.88±65 years, and the mean age of the experimental group was 3.56±67 years. The mean level of life satisfaction of the control group before education was 17.86, but after training, 17.60 and the mean level of life satisfaction of the experimental group before training was 90.17 and after education 24.86. Also, the mean of control group's sense of cohesion before and after education was 69.87 and 69.93, respectively, while the mean of the experimental group before education was 46.63, but after the education was 84.48. The results of covariance analysis showed that the process of lifestyle treatment sessions increased life satisfaction and cohesion among the elderly in the experimental group compared to the control group (P<0.001). Conclusion Results indicate that the life review therapy was effective on the level of life satisfaction and sense of coherence among the aged people. Hence, Review of Life therapy could be considered as an alternative or complementary approach to existing therapies for enhancing life among elderly adults.