E Salimi, B Dasht Bozorgi, M Mozafari, H Tabesh,
Volume 1, Issue 1 (10-2014)
Abstract
Introduction and purpose: Increasing elderly population and problems of elderly, especially mental health status require special attention .The purpose of this study was to assess and compare mental health status and life satisfaction in retired elderly of the JundiShapur University of medical sciences and Shahid Chamran University in Ahvaz.
Materials and methods: In this analytic descriptive study, life satisfaction and mental health status of a randomized sample including 210 retired elderly of the JundiShapur university of medical sciences and Shahid Chamran University in ahvaz was investigated using GHQ-28, LSI-Z questionnaires in 2013. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient as well as the Chi-squared test by SPSS Software edition 20.
Findings: The results of this study showed that the mean of age was 66.6 (SD=7.2), 87.1% of the elderly were male, 87.6% were married and 99% lived with their family. According to the results, 29% of elderly were suspicious for mental disorders with social dysfunction ranked as the highest disorder at 24.8%. Only 15.2% of elderly were highly satisfied with their life. The results of the correlation analysis showed that mental health was significantly correlated with life satisfaction, education, pension levels and exercise (P<0.05).
Conclusions: Due to the correlation between mental health status and demographic variables such as education, pension levels, exercise as well as life satisfaction, it is essential to develop and promote health policies targeted at mental-health care needs of elderly.
Masoumeh Gheibizadeh, Parand Pourghane, Homa Mossaffa Khomami, Fatemeh Heidari, Zahra Atrkar Roushan,
Volume 3, Issue 1 (12-2016)
Abstract
Introduction and purpose: Stress is an effective factor that influences physical and mental health status of elderly. This study aimed to identify determinants of stress among retired elderly.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among elderly attending to retirement centers in East Guilan. Convenience sampling method was used to collect 124 retired elderly. Data were collected using two questionnaires of aging stressors and demographic characteristics. Data analysis was done by descriptive statistics, paired T-test and ANOVA using SPSS version18.
Findings: Our findings showed that the most frequent stressor was empty nest dimension and women reported more stress in all aspects compared to their male counterpart. The economic situation showed significant statistical relationships with the following dimensions: despair (p<0.014), empty nest (p<0.045), and physiological problems (p<0.019). People who reported their economic situation as "good (146.50 ± 23.692) also reported high level of stress. There were no statistically significant relationship between education and stress dimensions except physiological problems (p<0.038).
Conclusion: According to this study, the most frequent stressors was the empty nest dimension Therefore, special attention are required to control, manage and reduce stress among elderly, particularly women, to improve their health and quality of life.
A Moatamedy, Y Aazami, M Jalalvand, M Mehrad Sader,
Volume 3, Issue 2 (3-2017)
Abstract
Introduction and purpose: In the process of development, retirement is a stage of beginning for important potential changes in life and this stage effect on quality life of the retirements. So, present study with the aim of investigating prediction of quality of life through locus of control, meaning of life and marital relationships was performed on retirements of Nahanavand of Iran.
Materials and methods: This is a survey study and from correlational type. The population of the present study were all the retirements of Nahavand which based on previous literature 200 of them were selected through random sampling as study sample. Tools were Rotter's Locus of Control Scale (RLCS), Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ), Marital Status Inventory and WHO Quality of Life (WHOQOL-26). Data were analyzed through correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression.
Findings: The results of the study showed significant relationship between dependent and independent variables including: a positive weak relation between locus of control and quality of life, a positive medium relation between search for meaning and quality of life, a positive pretty strong relation between presence of meaning and quality of life and finally a negative pretty strong relation between marital status and quality of life. In addition, the results of regression analysis showed that presence of meaning can predict quality of life positively and marital status which higher scores in it means more disruptions in marital relationship, can predicts quality of life negatively and the other independent variables were excluded because of low Beta coefficients.
conclusion: Based on study results it could be said that individuals with internal control, feeling purposeful in life and more marital satisfaction can deal with retirement better than others and even they can experience a successful retirement which results in experience higher levels of quality of life.
Prof. Ali Mehdad, Mrs. Maedeh Malakzadeh, Mrs. Vida Amiry,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (5-2019)
Abstract
Introduction and purpose: thriving in work has attracted the attention of researchers in organizational psychology due to its role and impact on employeechr('39')s sense of vitality and well-being, both during their working life and during retirement. Hence, the aim of this research was to study the mediating role of burnout on effect of organizational injustice perception, job insecurity perception and organiztional stressors on unthriving in work among retired employees.
Materials and Methods: This study was correlational and statistical population included all employees of retirement association of a public bank in Isfahan, from which 206 people were selected through convenience sampling method. A set of questionnaires consisted of organizational injustice perception (Nihoff and Morman, 1993), job insecurity perception (Francis and Barling, 2005), organizational stressors (made by researchers, 2019), thriving in work (Carmeli and Spritzer, 2009) and job burnout (Malsch and Jackson, 1993) were used. Structural equation model was used to analyze the data.
Findings: the results revealed that the perception of job insecurity, perception of organizational injustice and perception of organizational stressors on unthriving and perception of organizational injustice on job burnout have a direct and significant effect, but the impact of job insecurity perception and organizational stressors on job burnout was not significant. Moreover, job burnout could mediate the relationship between organizational injustice and unthriving, but could not mediate the relationship between job insecurity perception and organizational stressors with unthriving. In addition, the tested model of the mediating role of job burnout in relationship between perceptions of injustice, job insecurity, and organizational stressors with unthriving had a good fit indices.
Conclusion: based on research findings on the effect of perception of job insecurity, perception of organizational injustice and perception of organizational stressors on unthriving and perception of organizational injustice on job burnout of retired employees, the need to pay attention to this factors should be considered by top managers, policymakers, scientists and practitioner in redesigning work environment that employees do not perceive job insecurity and organizational injustice as much as possible during their work duration (tenure) and paying attention to reducing the perception of organizational pressures should be a priority.
