Background and Objective: Poor sleep quality is one of the most common problems that elderly people face. The present study aimed at assessing sleep quality among elderly population living in an aged nursing home in Damghan in 2017. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 34 elderly people living in a nuesing home were studied through census method. The tools used for data collec...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life and mental health, among the elderly people who were living in nursing homes and elderly people who were members of retired club of Shiraz city. Methods & Materials: This research was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample of study selected among the elderlys living in nursing homes in shiraz city (30 male & 30 fem...

Background and purpose: Quality of life is considered as a comprehensive issue of health. As life expectancy continues to rise, one of the greatest challenges of public health is to improve the quality of later years of life. Considering the effect of socio-environment factors on health of elderly people, the aim of the present study was to analyze the quality of life of the elderly living in S...

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association of coping strategies and religiosity with life satisfaction of old people living in nursing homes of Ahvaz City, Iran. Methods & Materials: This was an epidemiological analytical study which was conducted on 100 elderly people (64 male and 36 female) living in nursing homes in Ahvaz. Coping inventory for stressful situations...

Objective: The present study describes assessing physical health status of old people in different age groups in Tehran metropolitan area. The outcomes of this study could help to health policy makers to develop of better health policy in gerontology field by determine of priorities of care in different age groups of old people and effect of socio-economic components on elder’s’ physical ...

Objectives: Approaching the old age and living in care homes may lead to decrease in the life satifaction of the elderly people. The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group forgiveness intervention on life satisfaction of the elderly people living in care homes. Methods & Materials: The research method of the study is interventional, quasi-experimental. A tot...

Introduction and purpose: Aging of the population and elderly is accompanied with several related problems. One of the prevalent problems among elderly is the insecure lifestyle which is also a key factor in mental disorders such as depression (a common mental disorder). Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the difference in attachment styles of elderly who are living at home in com...