Open AccessThe effect of peer group education on anxiety, stress, and depression in older adults living in nursing homes
Author(s) -
Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi,
Mohammad Khavasi,
Mohamad Golitaleb,
Kurosh Jodaki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.409
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2228-5504
pISSN - 1735-9066
DOI - 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_40_20
Subject(s) - anxiety , depression (economics) , medicine , promotion (chess) , descriptive statistics , intervention (counseling) , population , gerontology , clinical psychology , nursing , psychiatry , environmental health , statistics , mathematics , politics , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
The effects of peer education have been addressed in different populations, but this method of education has not been applied in the elderly population of Iran, and its effect has not been studied. The present study investigated the effects of peer group education on anxiety, stress, and depression of the older adults living in nursing homes.