Department of Nursing, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Relig Health. 2021 Jun;60(3):2066-2076. doi: 10.1007/s10943-019-00904-9.
The elderly is passing from a stage to another new stage of life, with cognitive changes and a reduction in the physiological functions of this age. With increasing age, spiritual needs and attitudes increase. So, this study was conducted aimed to investigate the effect of group spiritual therapy on the cognitive state of the elderly. This experimental study was conducted in two experimental and control groups on 50 elderly people in Golestan Province in 2012, by simple random sampling. Data collection tool was Mini-Mental State Examination. In the experimental group, eight group therapy sessions were performed for 45-60 min a week twice. The data were analyzed by software SPSS-16 using descriptive statistics (mean score and SD) and inferential statistics (paired t test, independent t test and covariance test). Independent t test before the intervention in both groups showed no significant difference (P = 0.52). But this test showed a significant difference after the intervention (P < 0.01). Also, ANCOVA test showed a significant difference in both groups (η = 0.26) (P < 0/01) . Regarding the effect of group spiritual therapy on the cognitive state of the elderly, it can be used as a complementary, low cost and effective method for improving the cognitive state of the elderly. For this reason, it is recommended because spiritual therapy creates the concept and meaning of life and increases the life expectancy and quality of life in the elderly.
老年人正从一个阶段过渡到另一个新的生命阶段，认知能力发生变化，生理机能也随之下降。随着年龄的增长，精神需求和态度也会增加。因此，本研究旨在探讨团体精神疗法对老年人认知状态的影响。
本实验性研究于 2012 年在戈勒斯坦省采用简单随机抽样法，在两个实验组和对照组中对 50 名老年人进行了研究。数据收集工具是简易精神状态检查表。在实验组中，每周进行两次、每次 45-60 分钟的八次团体治疗。采用 SPSS-16 软件进行数据分析，使用描述性统计（平均值和标准差）和推断性统计（配对 t 检验、独立 t 检验和协方差检验）。干预前，两组的独立 t 检验均无显著差异（P=0.52）。但是，干预后，该检验显示出显著差异（P<0.01）。此外，协方差检验显示两组均有显著差异（η=0.26）（P<0.01）。
关于团体精神疗法对老年人认知状态的影响，可以将其作为一种补充、低成本且有效的方法，用于改善老年人的认知状态。因此，建议使用这种方法，因为精神疗法可以创造生命的概念和意义，提高老年人的预期寿命和生活质量。
