Distress tolerance seems to be one of the factors that can have a significant impact on
mental health and quality of life in the elderly. Therefore, the present study aimed to …

1. Objectives The growth of elderly population is one of the most important economic, social,
and health challenges of the 21st century [1, 2], and identifying the factors affecting aging …

Abstract Background and Objective: Loneliness, which is a common problem among the
elderly, severely affects their health. Spiritual health plays an important role in the degree …

3. Results The Mean±SD age of the study participants was 66.7±5.8 years. Among all study
participants, 224 (56%) were females and 176 (44%) were males. Most of the research …

2. Materials and Methods This is a descriptive comparative study. The study population
consisted of all elderly residents of nursing home, community-dwelling elderly people, and …

Methods In this correlational cross-sectional study, 318 older adults covered by the
comprehensive health centers of Bushehr (south of Iran) were selected by simple random …

3. Results Participants were 436 elderly people aged 60-80 years, 218 home-dwelling
elderly people with a mean age of 68.6 years and 218 residents of nursing homes with a …

Feeling lonely is one of the most critical issues in old age that affects the mental health of
this population, and it can cause complex social and psychological problems for the …

Introduction and purpose: Depression is effect by several psychological factors, that from
most important can be note social support and loneliness noted. Therefore this research …

HERAVI‐KARIMOOI M., REJEH N., FOROUGHAN M. & VAISMORADI M.(2011) Experience
of loneliness in Iranian abused elders. International Nursing Review59, 139–145 Aim: This …