TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of therapeutic group therapy on the life purpose of elderly people suffering from loneliness
AU - Wijoyo, Eriyono Budi
AU - Daulima, Novy Helena C.
AU - Wardani, Ice Yulia
AU - Rosyad, Habibi Rohman
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/9
Y1 - 2023/9
N2 - The elderly face a variety of psychological issues, including loneliness, as they reach the end of their human development stage. Some external stimuli are required to overcome loneliness because it affects the life goals of the elderly, which differ from those of younger people. Therapeutic group therapy (TGT) is one of the stimuli provided, and it trains the elderly to adapt to changes in their lives, including their life goals. A quasi-experimental study was used to evaluate the effect of therapeutic group therapy on the sense of purpose in life among lonely elderly people. Following the assessment of loneliness, 86 elderly people experiencing loneliness were recruited for this study and divided into two groups. The intervention group received health education on the development of the elderly as well as therapeutic group therapy. Only health education was provided to the control group. When compared to the control group, the elderly who experienced loneliness in the intervention group had a higher score on purpose of life.
AB - The elderly face a variety of psychological issues, including loneliness, as they reach the end of their human development stage. Some external stimuli are required to overcome loneliness because it affects the life goals of the elderly, which differ from those of younger people. Therapeutic group therapy (TGT) is one of the stimuli provided, and it trains the elderly to adapt to changes in their lives, including their life goals. A quasi-experimental study was used to evaluate the effect of therapeutic group therapy on the sense of purpose in life among lonely elderly people. Following the assessment of loneliness, 86 elderly people experiencing loneliness were recruited for this study and divided into two groups. The intervention group received health education on the development of the elderly as well as therapeutic group therapy. Only health education was provided to the control group. When compared to the control group, the elderly who experienced loneliness in the intervention group had a higher score on purpose of life.
KW - Elderly
KW - Loneliness
KW - Purpose in life (PIL-test)
KW - Therapeutic group therapy
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U2 - 10.11591/ijphs.v12i3.22464
DO - 10.11591/ijphs.v12i3.22464
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85172231596
SN - 2252-8806
VL - 12
SP - 1209
EP - 1217
JO - International Journal of Public Health Science
JF - International Journal of Public Health Science
IS - 3
ER -
