The effectiveness of the theater on increasing hope in one of the elderly care centers in Isfahan

Background: In all human societies, the elderly include a significant population. Therefore, if there are favorable conditions for the elderly to live independently and hopefully, social and family problems are reduced. One best way to improve the elderly quality of life is theater. Many elderly people need to be motivated to increase physical function such as social activities of theater and sports. These activities enhance the joints, increase the strength of the body, and also provided them with fun and enjoyable ways. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the theater on increasing hope in one of the elderly care centers in Isfahan. Materials & Methods: This was an applied and semi-experimental research including pretest and posttest with unequal control group. In order to implement this study, using the available sampling method, 30 elderly people with trauma and fracture before entering the sample group were selected and equally divided into two experimental and control groups. Results: In order to collect data, Omid Schneider (1991) questionnaire was used with a reliability coefficient of 84%. After the pre-test, the training and practice of the theater was performed in the 6-month group session for 24 weeks and 2 sessions per week. There was no intervention for the control group, and they remained on the list. After the completion of training and implementation, the post-test was repeated for both groups, and the test of hope was repeated for the experimental group, in the follow-up phase, after applying the independent variable. In order to analyze the results, the distribution analysis method and the t-test were applied. Conclusion: A significant relationship was found between the dependent variable of hope and the independent variable. The means of adjustment of hope variable in the control and experimental group showed the relationship. Comparison of the scores of the subjects in the experimental group in the post-test and follow-up stages, through the t-test, showed that the mean was not different in the hope variable.

کلیدواژه ها:

Theater ، Hope ، Eldery