Getachew, Beza (2014) The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Group Counseling for Depression and Anxiety among the Elderly the Case of Talita Orphans, Girls and the Aged Support Organization Addis Ababa. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
This study examined whether Cognitive Behavioral Group Counseling (CBGC) is effective in addressing psychological problems of elders in Talita Orphans, Girls and the Aged Support Organization (TOGASO). Eighty four participants aged 60- 85 selected purposefully based on inclusion criteria were randomly assigned into the control and treatment groups, each with 24 participants. The research design was a randomized treatment and controlled pre-test and posttest experimental design. Two standardized scales, namely, geriatric depression scale (GDS), and geriatric anxiety inventory (GAI) were used to measure the dependent variables at two occasions: pre-test and post-test. Participants in the treatment group received CBGC for six weeks, three days per week, 1:00-1:20 hours per session for a total of 12 sessions. Results of independent t-test indicated that, there was statistically significant difference between treatment group and control group during the post-test at 0.05 level of significance (df = 46, t=4.397, p< 0.01) in depression scores and also in anxiety there was statistically significant difference between control group and treatment group during the post-test at 0.05 level of significance (df = 46, t= 4.397, p < 0.01). Finally the results of this study shown that cognitive behavioural group counselling was effective in treating depression and anxiety among the elderly. From these results it was suggested that the application of CBGC has to be expanded to address psychological problems of elders in more other organizations or settings.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Depression, Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Group Counseling, Elderly |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jun 2018 14:27 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2018 14:27 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5517 |
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