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Study aim
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Mental health problems become an important concern around the world with ageing. Considering the tendency of population patterns to old age, Percentage higher of older people, experience retirement. Retirement with quit service and the rise of the age and Looking for cognitive impairment are susceptible to psychological problems, including depression and reduce hope and self-efficacy, which could have a negative impact on their health. Important effects on quality of life, consequences of clinical disease, functional status, use of medical services and their mortality and disability. Therefore, The main goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation on improving mood and hope in elderly retired patients with mild cognitive impairment
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Design
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The present study was conducted in the framework of a field trial with a pre-test design and on 70 elderly retired in University of Medical Sciences in Southern Khorasanon from 2/5/95 to 8/12/95 Available sampling method and accidental allocation was entered into two groups: case and control groups
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Settings and conduct
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The Cognitive Rehabilitation program in the elderly was conducted on self-efficacy, hope and depression in Southern Khorasan in 12 sessions.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Entry requirements: The desire for informed consent to participate in the study, Ability to speak and communicate, Not having sensory and movement problems, Depression score based on Depression Inventory in the elderly is less than 10 (severe depression or with a history of admission will not be included in the study), People are not known to be psycho-neuro-cognitive. Exclusion criteria included: Unwillingness to continue the intervention, Death or hospitalization due to illness during research, Failure to participate in more than 2 sessions of intervention sessions, The death of close relatives of the patient
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Intervention groups
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The intervention group included 35 retired elderly who received rehabilitation program in 12 sessions and the control group had 35 retired elders who did not receive any interventions
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Main outcome variables
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Depression, Self-efficacy, Hope