Moeini Babak, Barati Majid, Farhadian Maryam, Heydari Ara Milad
Social Determinants of Health Research Centre & Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Research Center for Behavioral Disorders and Substance use & Public Health, Department, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Australas J Ageing. 2020 Mar;39(1):e86-e93. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12702. Epub 2019 Jul 19.
The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of an educational program based on social support theory (SST) to enhance happiness in older adults (60-75 years) in Hamadan (Iran) in 2017.
This study was a quasi-experimental intervention with a control group, consisting of 60 participants and an intervention group of 40 participants. The research instruments included the Oxford Argyle Happiness Inventory and a questionnaire derived from SST.
The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the scores of happiness, social support and their components in the intervention group compared to the control group three months after the intervention.
The study results indicate that an educational intervention to promote happiness using social support can play a pivotal role in the mental health, life satisfaction and happiness of older adults.
本研究旨在探讨基于社会支持理论（SST）的教育项目在2017年对伊朗哈马丹60至75岁老年人提升幸福感的有效性。
本研究是一项设有对照组的准实验性干预研究，包括60名参与者的对照组和40名参与者的干预组。研究工具包括牛津阿盖尔幸福感量表和一份源自社会支持理论的问卷。
研究结果显示，干预三个月后，干预组在幸福感、社会支持及其各组成部分的得分与对照组相比存在显著差异。
研究结果表明，利用社会支持促进幸福感的教育干预可在老年人的心理健康、生活满意度和幸福感方面发挥关键作用。
