The effectiveness of positive psychology of happiness and quality of life of elderly people in elderly care centers

Interdiction: To affect the quality of life of people such as happiness and enjoyment of life, considering the importance of aging and psychological issues of the elderly, this study aims to investigate the effect of group training based on positive psychology on happiness, quality of life of the elderly Shiraz was done. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental study in which the study population consisted of all elderly people living in elderly care centers in Shiraz. 60 people were selected by cluster random sampling and replaced in two experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 8 sessions of 120 minutes for 2 months based on positive psychology training. The data collection tool of the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire was WHOQOL-BREF quality of life. After the end of the post-test sessions and 1 month later, follow-up was performed. To analyze the data, descriptive and analytical tests such as analysis of variance test for repeated measures were used with SPSS software version 21. Results: Mean and standard deviation of happiness, quality of life in the experimental group after the study and follow-up had a statistically significant difference (P <0.05). However, no significant change was observed in the control group. Also, comparing the mean and standard deviation of happiness, quality of life between the experimental and control groups after the study and follow-up had a statistically significant difference (P <0.05). Conclusion: Positive psychology training is effective in increasing the happiness and quality of life of the elderly people in elderly care centers.