Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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M.A. in Educational Psychology, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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Associate professor in Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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professor in Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology,payame noor university, Tehran, Iran
10.22126/jap.2025.11764.1843
Abstract
Aging is a process that is accompanied by many and diverse changes in the three physiological, psychological and sociological dimensions of humans.In the cognitive dimension, cognitive functions such as problem solving, attention, reasoning, organization, planning, memory, response inhibition, impulse control, retention of disposition and change of disposition of learning can be mentioned. According to(Melters 2007), the central part of executive functions includes goal setting, planning, organization of behavior over time, flexibility, attention, working memory and self-regulatory processes. It is obvious that any defect and weakness in these areas will lead to disruption in the daily functioning of the elderly person.The present research was quasi- experimental with pre-test and post-test. The statistical population included all the older adults living in district 11of Tehran city in 2024. The sample of the research included 30 older adults(65 to 80 years old)selected by the convenience sampling method and based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups.In the research, the Addenbroke’s Cognitive Examination-R ,Wisconsin CardSortingTest (WCST)(software),Stroop test (software),Benton Visual Retention Test(BVRT)(paper and pen) were used. After the pre-test, the rehabilitation program and educating exercises were implemented for the experimental group and then the post-test was conducted for both groups.Covariance analysis and SPSS-24 software were used to analyze the data and examine the hypotheses.The results revealed that by controlling the effect of the pre-test in the post-test stage, there was a significant difference between the control and experimental groups in terms of cognitive functions of elderly(p<.001).
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