The Effectiveness of Four-dimensional Physical-psychological Interventions on Promoting Positive Psychological Conditions and Functional Health in old Age Women

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1 Student of PhD. in Psychology, Facuity of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran

2 , PhD. in Industrial Psychology, Assistant Prof. of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran

3 in Clinical Psychology, Assistant Prof. of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran

4 In Statiscal, Assistatnt prof. of Statiscal, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Today, interventions to create a high psychological well-being in the age old have been prioritized for reasons such as decreasing physical capacity and the loss of social and occupational bases in the old age . The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of four-dimensional physical-psychological interventions (Alexander technique, dohsa-hou method, compositional memorization, role playing, and combination method on the promotion of positive components of psychological well-being and Functional health among people age old ). Methods: The sample consisted of 75 women aged 60-75 years old in Isfahan who were assigned to 5 groups of 15 (4 experimental and 1 control group) and received relevant interventions. The positive components of psychological well-being, including social interaction, life satisfaction, life expectancy, happiness and functional health in pre-test, post-test and follow-up were measured by standard or researcher-made tests. Results: The results of repeated measures analysis of variance showed that the main effect for all groups in all variables was significant (P = 0.001). Also, for the social interaction variable, the effect of Alexander's therapeutic approach, and for other research variables, is the effect of all three therapies (Alexander technique, dohsa-hou, and memory retrieval) more than other methods. Conclusion: In order to increase psychological well-being in aging and to improve social interaction, life expectancy, happiness, life satisfaction and functional health, in this period, the use of psychosocial interventions in this research, namely, Alexander technique, dohsa-hou and memory retrieval, is recommended.

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  • Receive Date: 20 October 2019
  • Revise Date: 05 December 2019
  • Accept Date: 16 December 2019

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