سلامت روان سالمندان: نقش بهزيستي معنوي و اميدواري

Elderly Mental Health: the Role of Spiritual Well-being and Hope

The aim of this article was to study the role of spiritual well-being and hope in mental health of nurse home residents of Hamadan and Malayer. 105 elderly men and women were asked to com¬plete spiritual well-being scale (SWBS), hope scale, and mental health checklist (SCL-90-R). Data analysis by Pearson correlation, one sample and independent T test, and regression analysis revealed that: a) Hope is associated with mental health in elderly, b) Mental health in men is higher than that of women, c) Spiritual well- being and hope could lonely predict mental health of participants, but when they were entered into analysis, hope did not add signifi¬cant proportion to prediction. Religion and spiri¬tual beliefs, and hope can increase positive psy¬chological experiences and decrease negative symptoms by development of peace and positive feelings.