Psychotherapeutic Intervention Plan to Reduce the Emotional Effects of Empty Nest Syndrome in Older Adults

• Autores: Guadalupe-Tixi, Paola, Santos Morocho, Jose
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Universidad César Vallejo
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad César Vallejo
• Lenguaje: inglés
• OAI Identifier: oai:oai.revistas.ucv.edu.pe:article/2679
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.ucv.edu.pe/index.php/psiquemag/article/view/2679
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: sindrome nido vacio; emociones; Psicoterapia; adulto mayor; Empty nest syndrome; emotions; psychotherapy; elderly

Introduction: Empty nest syndrome is a psychological disorder that carries significant emotional implications for parents when their children leave home. Common experiences include anxiety, depression, lack of coping strategies and family dysfunctionality. Objective: The purpose is to design a psychotherapeutic intervention plan aimed at mitigating the emotional effects of empty nest syndrome in older adults. Material and methods: A descriptive-exploratory study was carried out with a quantitative approach, using a pretest design. The sample, consisting of 100 adults over 65 years of age, was selected by convenience sampling. A questionnaire including demographic variables was designed and tests such as the Mini Mental, Yesavage, Family Apgar, Hamilton-Anxiety and CAE Coping were applied. The data were analyzed with the statistical software SPSS V 22.00 and Stata 17.0. Results: Significant differences were observed in emotional indicators and other sociodemographic variables, particularly in depression, family dysfunction, lack of coping and anxiety (P > 0.05). Likewise, age, sex, residence and marital status were found to exert a significant influence (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The psychotherapeutic intervention plan emphasizes the importance of improving health, lifestyles and family dynamics, as well as promoting the integration of the elderly into society.