Effectiveness of the four- factor Model of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion training on Life satisfaction and Resilience of Elderly Women.

Due to the increasing elderly population, issues related to the health and life quality of ageing group are worse than any other age group. The purpose of the study was survey of Effectiveness of the Four -Factor Model of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion training on Life Satisfaction and Resilience of Elderly Women.

method was semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test design with control and follow-up groups. The statistical population consisted of 473 elderly women who were residents in Guilan province in nursing homes in 2020. A sample of 45 individuals were selected by purposeful sampling method according to inclusion and exclusion creteria and were randomly divided into three groups, respectively Mindfulness Experimental Group (15 participants), Self-Compassion (15 participants) and Control Group (15 participants). For first experimental group, 8 sessions of Kabat – zinn's mindfulness training and for the other experimental group, 8 sessions of Gilbert's self-compassion training were performed (one session in a week and 2 Hours per-session). There was no intervention in the control group. Participants were evaluated in three groups at pre-test, post-test and follow-up stages using Diner et al's Life Satisfaction Questionnaire. And Conner & David Son's Resilience Questionnaire. uni-variate Analysis of variance was used to analyze the data.

The results showed that the 4-factor model of mindfulness and self-compassion improved the life satisfaction and resilience of older women in the post-test (p <0.05), and this effect was permanent in the follow-up phase (p <0.05).

Therefore, this intervention can be used effectively as part of therapeutic interventions in nursing homes.