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Izadi R, Kazemi M, Abdoli F. اثربخشی مشارکت در فعالیتهای گروهی اوقات فراغت بر احساس تنهایی و سلامت عمومی زنان سالمند بیوه: یک مطالعه کارآزمایی بالینی. JRUMS 2019; 18 (9) :861-874
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The Effect of Participation in Group Leisure Time Activities on Loneliness and General Health of Elderly Widowed Women: A Clinical Trial
R. Izadi[1], M. Kazemi [2], F. Abdoli[3]
Received: 22/04/2019 Sent for Revision: 11/05/2019 Received Revised Manuscript: 03/06/2019 Accepted: 19/06/2019
Background and Objectives: Loneliness is one of the common aging problems that can influence general health. Group activities with peers have a significant impact on the psychosocial well-being of the elderly people. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of participation in group leisure time activities on loneliness and general health of elderly widowed women
Materials and Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted on 64 elderly widowed women referred to health centers of Jiroft, Iran, 2018. The samples were chosen randomly according to the inclusion criteria. Then they were randomly divided in two groups of intervention (32 individuals) and control (32 individuals) in a simple random way. In the intervention group, eight sessions of group leisure time activities (2 sessions for 2 hours per week) were performed. There was no intervention in the control group during the study. Data were collected before and two weeks after intervention by UCLA-LS and GHQ-28 questionnaires. Data analysis was performed using independent t-test and paired t-test.
Results: Before intervention the average score of loneliness and general health had no significant statistical difference between the two groups (p>0.05). But after the intervention, the difference between the average score of loneliness in the intervention group (27.25±5.86) compared with the control group (40.90±14.68) and also between the average score of general health in the intervention group (17.62±6.04) compared with the control group (29.06±7.66) was found statistically significant (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Participation in group leisure time activities can be used as an effective intervention to decrease loneliness and increase general health in elderly people.
Key words: Loneliness, General health, Leisure time activity, Widowed elderly women
Funding: This study was funded by Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences approved the study (IR.RUMS.REC.1396.82).
How to cite this article: Izadi R, Kazemi M, Abdoli F. The Effect of Participation in Group Leisure Time Activities on Loneliness and General Health of Elderly Widowed Women: A Clinical Trial. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2019; 18 (9): 861-74. [Farsi]
[1]- MSc Student of Geriatric Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery School, Geriatric Care Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, ORCID: 0000-0002-1764-0325
R. Izadi[1], M. Kazemi [2], F. Abdoli[3]
Received: 22/04/2019 Sent for Revision: 11/05/2019 Received Revised Manuscript: 03/06/2019 Accepted: 19/06/2019
Background and Objectives: Loneliness is one of the common aging problems that can influence general health. Group activities with peers have a significant impact on the psychosocial well-being of the elderly people. The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of participation in group leisure time activities on loneliness and general health of elderly widowed women
Materials and Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted on 64 elderly widowed women referred to health centers of Jiroft, Iran, 2018. The samples were chosen randomly according to the inclusion criteria. Then they were randomly divided in two groups of intervention (32 individuals) and control (32 individuals) in a simple random way. In the intervention group, eight sessions of group leisure time activities (2 sessions for 2 hours per week) were performed. There was no intervention in the control group during the study. Data were collected before and two weeks after intervention by UCLA-LS and GHQ-28 questionnaires. Data analysis was performed using independent t-test and paired t-test.
Results: Before intervention the average score of loneliness and general health had no significant statistical difference between the two groups (p>0.05). But after the intervention, the difference between the average score of loneliness in the intervention group (27.25±5.86) compared with the control group (40.90±14.68) and also between the average score of general health in the intervention group (17.62±6.04) compared with the control group (29.06±7.66) was found statistically significant (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Participation in group leisure time activities can be used as an effective intervention to decrease loneliness and increase general health in elderly people.
Key words: Loneliness, General health, Leisure time activity, Widowed elderly women
Funding: This study was funded by Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences.
Conflict of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences approved the study (IR.RUMS.REC.1396.82).
How to cite this article: Izadi R, Kazemi M, Abdoli F. The Effect of Participation in Group Leisure Time Activities on Loneliness and General Health of Elderly Widowed Women: A Clinical Trial. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2019; 18 (9): 861-74. [Farsi]
[2]- Associate Prof. of Nursing, Dept. of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nursing & Midwifery School, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, ORCID:0000- 0001-5623-6416
(Corresponding Author) Tel: (034) 34255900, Fax: (034) 34258497, E-mail: maj_kaz@yahoo.com
(Corresponding Author) Tel: (034) 34255900, Fax: (034) 34258497, E-mail: maj_kaz@yahoo.com
[3]- Instructor of Nursing, Dept. of Community Health Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School, Geriatric Care Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran, ORCID: 0000- 0001-6097-0031
Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2019/05/17 | Accepted: 2019/06/18 | Published: 2019/12/19
Received: 2019/05/17 | Accepted: 2019/06/18 | Published: 2019/12/19
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