Title

Impact of rational emotive therapy on anxiety associated physical symptoms among older adults

Authors

G. Ramani^1,* & K. Tamizharasi²

Affiliation

¹Department of Medical surgical Nursing, Kongunadu College of Nursing, Coimbatore, The Tamil Nadu DR.M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, India; ²Department of Paediatric Nursing, Sri Gokulam College of Nursing, Salem, The Tamil Nadu DR.M.G.R Medical University, Chennai, India; *Corresponding author

Email

G.Ramani - E-mail: ramani9411@gmail.com, jamunakumar2009@gmail.com
K. Tamizharasi - E-mail: sgcon2001@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received July 1, 2025; Revised July 31, 2025; Accepted July 31, 2025, Published July 31, 2025

Abstract

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health issues among the older adults. This pilot study assessed the effectiveness of Rational Emotive Therapy (RET) in reducing anxiety and related physical symptoms among elderly residents of selected old age homes in Coimbatore. A quasi-experimental design was adopted with 20 participants, divided equally into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received 10 weekly RET sessions, while the control group received routine care. Anxiety levels were measured using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and physical symptoms were assessed through a checklist. Pre- and post-intervention data showed a significant reduction in anxiety scores in the experimental group (p = 0.001).

Keywords

Rational emotive therapy, Anxiety, older adults, physical Symptoms.

Citation

Ramani & Tamizharasi, Bioinformation 21(7): 2214-2217 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.