بررسي تاثير روش توان بخشي رواني ژاپني (دوسا) بر ميزان افسردگي سالمندان

The Psycho-Rehabilitative Effect of Japanese Dohsa-Hou on the Depression of the Aged People

This quasi-experimental research was conducted in 1377 in Kahrizak , Tehran . 30 depressed women were purposely selected from among 50 depressed women . Beckʹs depression measure and a demographic questionnaire were used for data collection . After determining the baseline of the scale , the subjects were ramdomly divided into case and control groups . Dohsa-Hou was continued for the cases for 6 weeks , every other day , allocating 45 minutes for each subject. The results were analyzed after the treatment . Chi-square , Mann-Whitney and Willcaxon tests were used . The findings indicated a significant difference between depression scores of the cases before and after treatment , and the depression scores of the two groups After the treat ment. Finally , the research hypothesis was proved .