The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment education on improving the mental health and quality of life of elderly people with cancer

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HASHEMI ZOHREH; AFSHARI ALI; EINY SANAZ

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Health Education and Health Promotion Year:2020 | Volume:8 | Issue:2 Page(s): 160-171

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The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment education on improving the mental health and quality of life of elderly people with cancer

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HASHEMI ZOHREH | AFSHARI ALI | EINY SANAZ | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

Acceptance and CommitmentQ1

quality of lifeQ2

mental healthQ1

elderlyQ1

CancerQ1

Abstract

Background and Objective: Aging is a critical period of life and attention to the issues and needs of this stage is a social necessity. In recent years, aging has become one of the most important public health issues. Therefore, the main purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on improving quality of life in elderly with Cancer. Materials and Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design. In this study, 30 people were selected by convenience sampling. quality of life questionnaire and mental health questionnaire were used for data collection. After pre-test, the study sample received 8 training sessions. Analysis of the results of covariance analysis was performed in spss23 software. Results: The results showed that treatment of admission and commitment in elderly people significantly increased in comparison with the control group, quality of life and its dimensions (physical, psychological, environmental and social dimensions) (p <0. 05). The treatment also significantly increased mental health in the elderly (p <0/05). Conclusion: The results showed that Acceptance and Commitment training led to an increase in quality of life. Therefore, given the increasing population of elderly in developing societies including Iran and the need to pay attention to the physical and psychological health of this population, this training can be used to improve the quality of life of the elderly.

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HASHEMI, ZOHREH, AFSHARI, ALI, & EINY, SANAZ. (2020). The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment education on improving the mental health and quality of life of elderly people with cancer. JOURNAL OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION, 8(2 ), 160-171. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/362200/en

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HASHEMI ZOHREH, AFSHARI ALI, EINY SANAZ. The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment education on improving the mental health and quality of life of elderly people with cancer. JOURNAL OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION[Internet]. 2020;8(2 ):160-171. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/362200/en

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ZOHREH HASHEMI, ALI AFSHARI, and SANAZ EINY, “The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment education on improving the mental health and quality of life of elderly people with cancer,” JOURNAL OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION, vol. 8, no. 2 , pp. 160–171, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/362200/en

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