The Effectiveness of Group Reality Therapy on Psychological well-being of elderly city of Babol

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group reality therapy on psychological well-being of elderly in Babol city. In a quasi-experimental design, a randomized controlled trial with baseline measurement was performed after intervention and follow up with control group. Thirty elderly people who had been admitted to Babol nursing centers in Babol city from 1396 to 1397 and had entry criteria were selected and randomly assigned to experimental group (n = 15) during 10 sessions of reality therapy. The control group (n = 15) was assigned to the control group once a week. May completed psychological well-being in three stages of baseline, post-intervention and follow-up. Results showed that there was a significant difference between experimental and control groups in post-test and 1-month follow-up (P <.05). The results of this study showed that reality therapy is effective in increasing psychological well-being in the elderly. Therefore, using this supportive method can be used as an effective method to empower them.

کلیدواژه ها:

psychological well-being ، elderly ، group reality therapy