Investigating the Effectiveness of a Community-Based Rehabilitation Service Package Training on the Quality of Life of the Elderly

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

2 Head of Deputy of Rehabilitation Isfahan Welfare Organization, Isfahan, Iran

3 PhD student, Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

10.22034/jmpr.2026.68586.6766

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a community-based rehabilitation service package training on the quality of life of the elderly. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included all elderly people in Isfahan city. The research sample included 45 elderly people from Kolbeh Noor and Ranginkaman Sepid elderly training and rehabilitation centers who were selected by the convenience sampling method and randomly replaced in an experimental group of 22 and a control group of 23. The intervention was carried out in eight sessions 60 minute for the experimental group, while the control group did not receive this training. The research tool included the World Health Organization Quality of Life-Old module (WHOQOL-OLD). Data were analyzed with the statistical method of univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance. The results showed that the community-based rehabilitation service package training had a positive and significant effect on the quality of life and its subscales (sensory functioning, autonomy, past, present, and future activities, social participation, concerns about death and dying, and the ability to establish intimate relationships) in the elderly. The findings provide useful information related community-based rehabilitation service package training to these people. Therefore, specialists and psychologists can use community-based rehabilitation service package training to improve quality of life of the elderly.

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Journal of Modern Psychological Researches
Volume 21, Issue 81
May 2026
Pages 89-102

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  • Receive Date: 15 August 2025
  • Revise Date: 04 January 2026
  • Accept Date: 12 January 2026

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