This topic highlights the role of emotional intelligence and relaxation techniques in enhancing mental health for adults over 60. Emotional intelligence, which involves understanding and managing one's emotions, can improve emotional well-being in older adults facing challenges like loneliness and anxiety. Sleep disorders are common in this age group and can lead to increased mental health issues such as depression. Relaxation techniques, including meditation, yoga, and deep breathing, have been shown to reduce stress and improve sleep quality. By integrating emotional intelligence and relaxation practices into daily life, older adults can enhance their overall quality of life and mental health.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
98
In each session, participants will engage in exercises aimed at recognizing, understanding, and regulating their emotions. These interactive activities will foster personal reflection and group discussion, helping individuals identify emotions in various situations and their impact on behavior. This approach will enhance emotional awareness and equip participants with practical tools for managing stress and anxiety. Various relaxation techniques will also be introduced. Deep breathing exercises will teach participants to calm their minds and bodies, reducing tension. Guided meditation will help them focus inward, promoting mental peace and deep relaxation. Additionally, visualization exercises will encourage imagining calming scenarios, alleviating anxiety and improving overall well-being.
Paola Romera Gasparico
Jaén, Spain
The Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36)
Used extensively for assessing health-related quality of life. The results are values between 0 and 100. Optimal health is represented by scores of 100 and very poor health would equal 0.
Time frame: Up to twelve weeks
The Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale
Questionnaire used to screen for depression in older people. Scores from 00 to 05 indicate Normal screening, 06 to 10 Moderate Depression screening, and 11 to 15 Severe Depression screening.
Time frame: Up to twelve weeks
Anxiety
Anxiety was assessed using the Hamilton Scale \[25\], an instrument designed to identify and measure anxiety symptoms, exploring the alteration of the emotional state, as well as subjective sensations of tension, restlessness or nervousness. The scale consists of 14 items covering physical, mental and behavioural symptoms related to anxiety. Of these items, 7 are aimed at assessing psychological anxiety (items 1-6 and 14), while the other 7 focus on somatic anxiety (items 7-13). Each item is scored on a scale ranging from 0 to 4, where: 0 = Absent, 1 = Mild, 2 = Moderate, 3 = Severe and 4 = Very severe. The total score of the scale ranges from 0 to 56 points, with higher values reflecting a greater intensity of anxiety symptoms.
Time frame: Up to twelve weeks
Perceived Stress
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a self-administered questionnaire designed to measure the level of perceived stress over the past month \[28,29\]. This instrument consists of 14 items that are answered using a five-point scale (0 = never, 1 = almost never, 2 = sometimes, 3 = often, 4 = very often). To calculate the total score, the responses to items 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 13 are reversed (assigning values of 0=4, 1=3, 2=2, 3=1, and 4=0) and then the scores for all items are summed. The total range varies between 0 and 56 points, with higher scores indicating a higher level of perceived stress.
Time frame: Up to twelve weeks
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