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Mahmood Ekrami; Aazam Mirhaj
Volume 4, Issue 14 , May 2015, , Pages 98-112
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the general health and Self-esteem Status Of the aged women trained in Iran Alzheimer's Association and Other.Method: Forty aged women were selected and divided into 2 groups via matched pair design. One group (n=20) was trained in Iran Alzheimer's Association ...
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Aim: The aim of this study was to compare the general health and Self-esteem Status Of the aged women trained in Iran Alzheimer's Association and Other.Method: Forty aged women were selected and divided into 2 groups via matched pair design. One group (n=20) was trained in Iran Alzheimer's Association and (n=20) was not trained and not association. The research method was causal-comparative and the data were collected via Goldberg's general health questionnaire and Cooper Smite self-esteem inventory. Findings: First Result of one-sample t-test showed that general health and self-esteem were high in aged women population. Second Result of independent t-test showed that both variables in the trained group were higher than the ones in the untrained group (Sig. 0/001). Third result with the same linear regression model indicated the relationship between general health and self-esteem of aged women. Fourth result based on matched chi square test, no relationship was seen between self-esteem and general health of aged women with their personal characteristics (education level, marital status, job position, economic situation, health conditions).Conclusion: Aged women training affects their general health and self-esteem.
