Jamshid Sheikhlarabadi - Master of Science in Psychology
Mehdi Arabzadeh - Dr. and Assistant Professor, Tehran Kharazmi University,

Changes in sleep characteristics and problems affect the elderly in many ways. Sleep problems arenot inherently part of the aging process, but are unfortunately mistakenly considered part ofhealthy aging. Autogenic Training (AT) is a standardized relaxation technique developed byDr. Schultz around ۱۹۳۰.The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of autogenictraining on the sleep quality of the elderly. Method: In terms of the practical purpose and interms of the method of data collection, the current research is quasi-experimental with asingle-group design of time series. The purposeful sampling method is a judgment that wasconducted on ۸ participants with an average age of ۸۴.۵ years living in a nursing home inHamburg, Germany, in one group for one day a week, for ۴ consecutive weeks.The data wasanalyzed by SPSS software version ۲۲ using One-Way Analysis of Variance with Time-SeriesData. Findings: By the data was analyzed by SPSS software version ۲۲ using One-WayAnalysis of Variance with Time-Series Data and confirming the assumption of sphericity ofthe data, the significance of autogenic training on the participants was determined.Conclusion: The autogenic training method has a significant effect on the sleep quality of theelderly.

autogenic training, sleep quality, elderly, One-Way Analysis with Time-Series Data.