Title

Turning solitude into strength: Evaluating the use of positive psychotherapy for emotional empowerment among older Indian adults

Authors

Maheswari Narayanasamy¹, Venkatesh Mathan Kumar vasudevan², Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran³*, Marudan Anbalagan³, Jayalakshmi Lakshmanan¹, Vijayalakshmi Arumugam¹ & Christina Anthonysamy¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Psychiatric Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India; ²Department of Mental Health, Madras Medical College, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India; ³Department of Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, The Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Maheswari Narayanasamy - E-mail: mahessuja88@gmail.com
Venkatesh Mathan Kumar - E-mail: VVMK75@gmail.com
Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran - E-mail: shankarshaki@yahoo.com
Marudan Anbalagan - E-mail: anbalagan.avi@gmail.com
Jayalakshmi Lakshmanan - E-mail: gopikabrij2820@gmail.com
Vijayalakshmi Arumugam - E-mail: vijayallakshmiarumugam@gmail.com
Christina Anthonysamy - E-mail: sorubachris16@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

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

Abstract

The effect of a nurse-led intervention on emotional distress and feelings of emptiness among elderly individuals transitioning to retirement is of interest. Using a quasi-experimental design with 50 participants in each group, results revealed a significant reduction in both emotional distress and emptiness in the experimental group. Scores for emptiness decreased by 22.57% and scores for emotional distress decreased by 25.21%, while the control group showed minimal change. Thus, we show the positive effects of the intervention on improving life satisfaction and reducing psychological discomfort in older adults.

Keywords

Geriatric, positive psychotherapy, sense of emptiness, emotional distress

Citation

Narayanasamy et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2635-2638 (2025)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

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.