Comparison the effectiveness of Logotherapy Based on Rumi's Thought with acceptance and commitment therapy on the psychological well-being of elderly

The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of logotherapy based on Rumi's thoughts with acceptance and commitment therapy on the psychological well-being of the elderly. The research method was an experimental design (Pre‐test‐Post‐test Control Group Design). The population consisted of all elderly people who were ۶۰ years old and older in Sari city in ۲۰۱۷, among them ۶۶ elderly (۴۶ women and ۲۰ men) were selected using simple random sampling from elderly referred to centers rehabilitation of the daily welfare of elderly people in Sari city and assigned to experimental and control groups randomly. A psychological well-being questionnaire (Reef, ۱۹۸۹) was used to collect information. The results of the multivariate analysis of covariance showed that the logotherapy based on Rumi's thoughts and acceptance and commitment therapy can increase the psychological well-being of the elderly (P<۰.۰۱). Also, the results showed that there is no significant difference between the effectiveness of the two interventio. It could be argued that Rumi's thought could be enhance and flourish psychological treatment for the elderly.

Keywords:

logo therapy , on Rumi's thoughs , acceptance and commitment therapy , psychological well-being , elderly , معنادرمانی , اندیشه های مولانا , درمان پذیرش و تعهد , بهزیستی روان شناختی , سالمندان