نشریه بین المللی روانشناسی ، علوم اجتماعی و آموزشی 1 3 The efficiency of cognitive behavioral therapy on decrease of anxiety and improvement of sleep quality in elders The efficiency of cognitive behavioral therapy on decrease of anxiety and improvement of sleep quality in elders 184 199 10.22051/jera.2021.31891.2698 FA Toktam Master’s degree graduated in psychology from Islamic Azad university ,Karaj , Iran Ahmad associated professor of Amin university of law enforcement sciences. Tehran , Iran This study was performed on the basis of investigation the efficiency of cognitive behavioral therapy on the decrease of elders anxiety and increase the sleep quality of them . The statistical population of this study is composed of elders in day care department in karaj kahrizak , that 40 persons of them are selected through purposive sampling and after taking the Beck anxiety index and Petersburg sleep quality, 10 persons of them were assigned randomly in experimental group and 10 persons of them in control group. From both of the groups beck anxiety inventory is taken. And after 10 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy on experimental group, again the posttest of beck anxiety inventory and Petersburg sleep quality is taken. Also the covariance test is used for the moderation of pretest and control of its effect on posttest results. The result of this investigation showed the decrease of anxiety index and increase of sleep quality on the patient under cognitive behavioral therapy in comparison with control group. The data of this study was analyzed with the software of SPSS. The findings of this study shows that the difference between the mean of pretest and posttest was meaningful on decrease of anxiety index and increase of elders sleep quality after the control of primary differences in pretest (p<0/01). The results of this investigation showed that cognitive behavioral therapy is efficient on the decrease of elders anxiety and increase the sleep quality of them. This study was performed on the basis of investigation the efficiency of cognitive behavioral therapy on the decrease of elders anxiety and increase the sleep quality of them . The statistical population of this study is composed of elders in day care department in karaj kahrizak , that 40 persons of them are selected through purposive sampling and after taking the Beck anxiety index and Petersburg sleep quality, 10 persons of them were assigned randomly in experimental group and 10 persons of them in control group. From both of the groups beck anxiety inventory is taken. And after 10 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy on experimental group, again the posttest of beck anxiety inventory and Petersburg sleep quality is taken. Also the covariance test is used for the moderation of pretest and control of its effect on posttest results. The result of this investigation showed the decrease of anxiety index and increase of sleep quality on the patient under cognitive behavioral therapy in comparison with control group. The data of this study was analyzed with the software of SPSS. The findings of this study shows that the difference between the mean of pretest and posttest was meaningful on decrease of anxiety index and increase of elders sleep quality after the control of primary differences in pretest (p<0/01). The results of this investigation showed that cognitive behavioral therapy is efficient on the decrease of elders anxiety and increase the sleep quality of them.

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