Bing-Yue Zhao, Long Huang, Xiao Cheng, Ting-Ting Chen, Si-Jia Li, Xiao-Juan Wang, Shui-Xiu Huang, Rong-Fang Hu, Hong Li
Digital health literacy and associated factors among internet users from China: a cross-sectional study
BMC public health
anxiety depression prevalent mental disorders associated aging positive thinking training way help older adults cope anxiety depression increase happiness study aimed determine effect positive thinking training anxiety happiness among older adults quasiexperimental study conducted 48 older adults referred two comprehensive health service facilities southeastern iranian province kerman intervention n 24 control n 24 groups randomly assigned convenience sample older adults intervention group attended eight twohour training sessions positive thinking data collected one month positive thinking training using beck anxiety inventory oxford happiness inventory statistical procedures performed spss software version 22 significance level set p 005 positive thinking program delivered mean anxiety scores intervention control groups 1398 861 1925 1167 respectively intervention completed mean scores intervention control groups 450 407 1554 904 indicating significant reduction anxiety among intervention group participants 545 p 0001 mean baseline happiness scores intervention control groups 2658 1240 3791 557 respectively changed 6291 466 3562 1062 posttest positive thinking training improved happiness significant manner 408 p 0001 results revealed positive thinking training decreased anxiety enhanced happiness among older adults given growing elderly population clinical managers clinical specialists nurses health care centers involved elderly care facilities benefit nonpharmacological treatment program older adults suffering anxiety depression suggested preventive programs based positive psychology developed aid prevention peoples declining happiness increasing anxiety age