ABSTRACT

Objectives

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) on resilience in old people with “empty nest syndrome.”

Methods

Three older adults with empty nest syndrome underwent CBT for 8 weeks in a single-case experimental design. Changes in resilience were tracked through measurements at baseline, intervention, and follow-up. Visual analysis as well as an effect size index of Percentage of Nonoverlapping Data (PND) were then analyzed.

Results

CBT resulted in a significant increase in psychological resilience for all three participants across the intervention phase. Follow-up data showed that all subjects were able to maintain their resiliency four weeks after the intervention.

Conclusions

This single-case experimental study supports the hypothesis that CBT improves resiliency in old people with empty nest syndrome.

Clinical Implications

Cognitive Behavior Therapy is effective in increasing resiliency in old people with empty nest syndrome. The culture dynamics is an important component in the emergence and persistence of empty nest syndrome.

中文翻译：

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空巢综合症老年人认知行为治疗后的心理弹性水平——单例实验设计

摘要

目标

本研究的目的是调查认知行为疗法 (CBT) 对患有“空巢综合症”的老年人恢复力的影响。

方法

在单病例实验设计中，三名患有空巢综合症的老年人接受了为期 8 周的 CBT。通过基线测量、干预和跟进跟踪复原力的变化。然后分析了视觉分析以及非重叠数据百分比 (PND) 的效果大小指数。

结果

CBT 显着提高了干预阶段所有三名参与者的心理弹性。后续数据显示，所有受试者在干预后 4 周都能够保持弹性。

结论

这项单例实验研究支持 CBT 提高空巢综合症老年人的复原力的假设。

临床意义

认知行为疗法可有效提高患有空巢综合症的老年人的弹性。文化动态是空巢综合症出现和持续的重要组成部分。