ArticleClinical interventions in aging2018
The effect of religious intervention on depressive symptoms and quality of life among Indonesian elderly in nursing homes: A quasi-experimental study.
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- The impact of spiritual care delivered by nurses on patients' comfort: A propensity score matched cohort utilizing electronic health record data.International journal of medical informatics · 2024Article
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- Spiritual Needs of the Muslim Elderly Living in Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Study.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Assessment of Mental Health Elderly with Chronic Pain Based on Quranic Components.Journal of religion and health · 2020Article
- The Effect of Religious Intervention Using Prayer for Quality of Life and Psychological Status of Patients with Permanent Pacemaker.Journal of religion and health · 2020Article
- Relationship Between Praying and Self-Care in Elderly with Heart Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study in West of Iran.Journal of religion and health · 2020Article
- Improvement in oral health related quality of life among the elderly: a randomized controlled trial.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to investigate the effect of religious intervention on depressive symptoms and quality of life (QOL) among Indonesian elderly in nursing homes (NHs). PATIENTS AND
methodsThis was a quasi-experimental study with repeated measures. Sixty elderly residents at three NHs in three districts in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, with the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) score of 5-11 were recruited and purposively assigned to the religious intervention group (combining 36 sessions of listening to Qur'anic recital and 3 sessions of attending a sermon by a preacher, n=30) and the control group (treatment as usual/TAU, n=30). The primary outcome was depression, measured by a short form GDS questionnaire. The QOL as the secondary outcome was assessed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)-BREF Indonesian version. Both groups were evaluated at the baseline, 4th, 8th, and 12th week after the interventions were performed.
resultsIn both groups, there were statistically significant reductions in depression scores after the 12-week intervention (
conclusionsIt can be concluded that religious-based intervention has a greater impact on relieving depressive symptoms and increasing the QOL amongst elderly NH residents.
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