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Background:The
elderly are one of increasing social groups in the present communities which
has gained importance with respect to the age pyramid of our country. The study purpose was evaluating the
effectiveness of group logotherapy education on quality of life and general
health in women of sanatorium.
Methods: The population included all elderlies
living in private sanatorium in city of Shahriar. Sample selection was via convenience
sampling. Subjects (n=24) were assigned to 2 groups. The control group (N=12)
received the usual nursing care and experimental group (N=12) participated in
the group training consisted of 10-day sessions for 5 weeks (every session, 2
hours). Effects were measured using questionnaire for quality of life in the
elderly (Lipad) and general health (GHQ-28) analysis of covariance was used for
analysis of data.
Results: Results indicated a significant
difference between pretest and posttest of experimental group.
Conclusion: The group logotherapy education is
effective on increasing quality of life and general health in women of
sanatorium.
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