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  1 - Barriers to developing entrepreneurial skills in nursing and midwifery students: a descriptive study
  Leili Borimnejad Marjan Mardani-Hamooleh Alice Khachian
  Entrepreneurship in nursing has huge and promising opportunities for a nurse. This includes palliative care/home care, nursing consultation, caregiver training, etc. However, the development of entrepreneurship in nursing still faces several obstacles. The purpose of th More

  Entrepreneurship in nursing has huge and promising opportunities for a nurse. This includes palliative care/home care, nursing consultation, caregiver training, etc. However, the development of entrepreneurship in nursing still faces several obstacles. The purpose of this study was to determine the barriers to entrepreneurship in nursing from the point of view of nursing students.Methods: The present study was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. All nursing and midwifery students studying in the academic year of 1401-1400 in this school were enrolled in the study at all levels through invitation. All numbers were considered for the study. In order to collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used based on a literature review. To determine the reliability, Coudre-Richardson's coefficient was confirmed to be 0.74. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics under SPSS version 16 software and AHP online software.Results: Out of 162 people to whom the questionnaire was sent, 65 answered it (62% response rate). The three main barriers to entrepreneurship from the student's point of view were lack of business knowledge, influence and power of doctors, and lack of initial capital. Sufficient time was the last priority.Discussion and conclusionConsidering that the most important obstacle is lack of business knowledge. It seems that the necessary training in this field is not effective enough, so it is suggested. Mentoring and entrepreneurship training courses should be held and their effectiveness evaluated. Manuscript profile
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  2 - The Effect of Elder Iranians' Socioeconomic and Health Status on their Position in Family
  Bagher Saroukhani Mina Gharib
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  3 - Nursing leadership Style and its Correlation with Some Individual Characteristics (Case study: Isfahan Social Security Hospitals)
  Behrooz Rezaei
  Introduction: Leadership style is one of the factors that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations. Today, in health care, nursing managers need to use leadership styles which are appropriate for complex and constantly changing health-care system. This More

  Introduction: Leadership style is one of the factors that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of organizations. Today, in health care, nursing managers need to use leadership styles which are appropriate for complex and constantly changing health-care system. This study aimed to determine the leadership style of nursing managers and its relationship with some individual characteristics. Methods: This study is a descriptive- cross sectional research. The statistical population consisted of nurse managers working in three Esfahan social security hospitals (n = 61) who were studied census. A two-part questionnaire was used to collect data, researcher made the first part and the second part standardized measure includes individual questions determine the leadership style (LBDQ) the validity and reliability of which were confirmed. Data analysis using correlation coefficient, analysis of variance and mann-whitney by software spss at a significance level was 0.05. Results: The results showed that the mean score of majority of managers in terms of people-oriented and task-oriented in the medium level. There was no significant relationship between individual characteristics (age, sex, marital status, education, clinical experience, management experience) with leadership style. But there was a significant coloration between leadership style and managerial level. (p<0.05) Conclusion: Considering that the mean score of majority of nursing managers' leadership style was in moderate level, it would be beneficial to carry out measures for promoting leadership styles through management training. Manuscript profile
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  4 - Family Structure and its Effects on Senior Citizens’ Status
  Bagher Saroukhani Mina Gharib
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  5 - A Review of Aging Theories and its Reflection in the Landscape Architectural Features of Nursing Homes
  Ali Sharghi Abdolhamid Ghanbaran Farzaneh Salehi Kousalari
  Abstract Human as a part of nature, has a beginning, a peak and finally a decline. Considering the increase in the elderly population and the phenomenon of population aging, it seems necessary to know the qualitative strategies for improving the lives of the large group More

  Abstract Human as a part of nature, has a beginning, a peak and finally a decline. Considering the increase in the elderly population and the phenomenon of population aging, it seems necessary to know the qualitative strategies for improving the lives of the large group of the elderly. One of the solutions to improve the elderly’s life quality is to take advantage of the appropriate natural landscape in their living space. While recognizing the common theories of aging and summarizing these theories, the present study tries to identify the needs of the elderly and provide a perspective with characteristics appropriate to their physical, psychological and social needs. In the present study, the methods of library studies and documents were used to collect the information and based on popular theories of old age such as theories based on the attitude focused on the elderly, the dominance of society over the behavior of the elderly, the interactive attitude of the elderly and society and the attitude of honoring the elderly. The community tried to select a suitable action plan for landscaping nursing homes based on a more comprehensive theory. The results of the study indicated the application of the attitude of respecting the elderly in accordance with the teachings of Islam. Also, the option of applied-visual landscaping with features such as emotional (emotional stimulus, absence of stressors, user comfort), functional (user opinion, ease of movement, user needs, perception, creating a sense of self-awareness) for landscaping in nursing homes appropriate to their needs and values ​​were presented in the respectful attitude of the elderly. Manuscript profile
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  6 - The effectiveness of psychological capital intervention model (PCI) on jab stress and occupational hardiness in Nursing staff
  mandana niknam
  10.30486/jsrp.2020.1877456.2029
  The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of psychological capital intervention model (PCI) on occupational hardiness and jab stress of nurses. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with control group. The populatio More

  The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of psychological capital intervention model (PCI) on occupational hardiness and jab stress of nurses. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with control group. The population of the study consisted of all nurses working in Chamran hospital of Shiraz in 2017. Based on entry criteria 26 subjects were selected by purposive sampling and randomly divided into experimental (13 subjects) and control (13 subjects) group. The experimental group participated in 10 sessions (1-week session), while the control group did not attend the sessions. All subjects were assessed through Occupational Hardiness (Moreno-Jiménez & et al 2014) and Nursing Stress scale (Gray-toft & Anderson, 1981). Analysis of covariance showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in the post-test between occupational hardiness and jab stress (p <0.05). The results showed that the intervention of PCI intervention resulted in a significant increase in the level of occupational hardiness (p<0.05) and the reduction of nurses' occupational stress. Manuscript profile
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  7 - A comparative study on Nursing curriculum in American, Canadian, Australian nursing Based on problem- based strategy and proposed way for applying it in Iranian nursing curriculum
  Fatemeh Khorashadizadeh Hosien Karimi
  10.30486/jsre.2018.542518
  Recently, Problem- based strategy had used for revising nursing curriculum. The aim of the present study was to identify how the problem- based strategy has applied in nursing curriculum in America, Canada and Australia and proposed methods for applying it in Iranian nu More

  Recently, Problem- based strategy had used for revising nursing curriculum. The aim of the present study was to identify how the problem- based strategy has applied in nursing curriculum in America, Canada and Australia and proposed methods for applying it in Iranian nursing curriculum.This comparative study was done according to Beredy’s model: Description, interpretation, juxtaposition, and comparison. The population was the documentation of world nursing colleges. The samples were totally 10 colleges of 3 countries: USA, Australia, and Canada who were selected by purposive sampling. Inclusion criteria was applying problem- based strategy in B.A. nursing curriculum. Data collection instrument was checklist problem- based which developed by Changiz & et al (2006). Nursing curriculum in these countries, were retrieved through their publications, books, Internet, their Sites and communicating electronically. Validity of these documents assessed by internal validity and critique the external validity were reviewed. Data analysis was performed according to Beredy’s model. Based on applying this strategy, proposed methods for applying student- center strategy are to pay attention on teaching, learning and evaluation methods, developing lessons goals based on risk factors and community problem and developing health policy course.Attention to ways for applying problem- based strategy in nursing curriculum can promote Iranian nursing curriculum. Manuscript profile
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  8 - from the teachers’ perspectives of Nursing and Midwifery faculty of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
  sakineh mohebiamin HOSEIN JAFARISUNI MAHMOD SAEEDI REZVANI AMIR AMINYAZDI
  Teaching-learning process is different in every culture to the perceptions and interpretations of the main actors. This article was performed to identify and analyze the culture of creative teaching in the faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Mashhad University of Medica More

  Teaching-learning process is different in every culture to the perceptions and interpretations of the main actors. This article was performed to identify and analyze the culture of creative teaching in the faculty of Nursing and Midwifery of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. The qualitative research, purposeful sampling and saturation logic based on the theoretical perspectives of 16 faculty members were identified. Data was collected by non-structured interviews and was analyzed through coding techniques. The results were classified into five categories: student characteristics, the power distance of the teacher and student, student-teacher dependency, conserving attitude to science, emphasis on research and lack of teachers’ educational training. The results showed that teachers had different ideas about the characteristics of students and there was a clear boundary between the student and the professor stress. In addition, the findings showed that students tended directly to learn lessons from a teacher. On the other hands, students were not able to discuss and challenge in the classroom and lack of emphasis on research and education as well as other factors on creative teaching process. Manuscript profile
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  9 - Investigating the effect of professional partnership Care-oriented teaching model on nursing students’ psychomotor clinical competencies
  Maryam Nobakht Heidar Ali Abedi Nasrin Elahi
  The purpose of this research was to recognize the effect of professional partnership Care-oriented teaching model on nursing students’ psychomotor clinical competencies in teaching training credits on Jondi Shapoor medical university in 7th - semester nursing stud More

  The purpose of this research was to recognize the effect of professional partnership Care-oriented teaching model on nursing students’ psychomotor clinical competencies in teaching training credits on Jondi Shapoor medical university in 7th - semester nursing students in Ahvaz. The quasi-experimental research had two control and experimental groups. The population was all 7 semester nursing students. There were 40 students in this research and they divided in to two 20 student groups. The experimental research was done in 10 sessions. The control group was taught traditionally and the experimental group was taught by using professional partnership Care-oriented teaching model, at the end of the sessions they were tested by a posttest. The instrument was a research-made questionnaire of “ Investigating the nursing students’ clinical competency in the intensive care unit in 2013”.The validity of this research was confirmed by a group of university professors and clinical instructors and its reliability was calculated 0.93 by Cranach alpha. To analyze data, the descriptive statistics were used (mean, and standard deviation) and also SPSS 22 and the non-parametric test of Mann-Whitney were used in the inferential statistics. Training with professional partnership Care-oriented teaching model on nursing students’ Psychomotor  clinical competencies was meaningful (P˂0.001, test statistics= -5.307) and it increased nursing students’ clinical competency in psychomotor domain. Manuscript profile
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  10 - Identification and validation of problem solving curriculum components for nursing students education
  Azita Delfan Azari majid Aliasgari Kamiyan Khazaei Kouhpar Javad Soleymanpoor
  10.30486/jsre.2020.1878461.1460
  The present study was conducted with the aim of designing and validating the components of problem solving curriculum for nursing students in Iran. The present study is a mixed method research (qualitative and quantitative) that its qualitative section was Identificatio More

  The present study was conducted with the aim of designing and validating the components of problem solving curriculum for nursing students in Iran. The present study is a mixed method research (qualitative and quantitative) that its qualitative section was Identification of problem solving curriculum components and this section was conducted through taking notes of texts and semi-structured interview with 12 people (6 curriculum specialists and 6 nursing instructors) who were sampled in a targeted way. Its quantitative section was used to validate the curriculum and it was surveyed by distributing questionnaires between 40 people (20 curriculum specialists who have been chosen purposefully and 20 nursing instructors who were counted). It should be noted that the validity of the questionnaire was determined through experts’ assessment (which eliminated 22 components from 77 components) and its reliability was determined through the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (more than 92%). Descriptive statistics (tables, charts, etc.) and inferential statistics (Chi-square) were used to analyze the data. In the end, the findings of the research indicated that more than 85% of curriculum specialists and nursing instructors have approved 55 remaining components of 77 components related to goals, content, teaching and learning methods, and evaluation in the model. Therefore, the model can play a great role in developing students’ problem-solving skills. Manuscript profile
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  11 - A New Dynamic Nursing Workforce Planning Considering Skills Required at the Different Organizational Hierarchy: An Optimal Control Method
  Shila Monazam Ebrahimpour Fariborz Rahimnia Alireza pooya Mohammad Mahdi Farahi Morteza Pakdaman
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  12 - polices and on the politics of first pahlavi
  mohamad ahmadabadi rahim mosavi
  This research was conducted with the aim of investigating "the role of order in Pahlavi's modernization policies" by descriptive-analytical method and relying on archival documents and library resources. Reza Shah's modernist measures and his corrective plans were follo More

  This research was conducted with the aim of investigating "the role of order in Pahlavi's modernization policies" by descriptive-analytical method and relying on archival documents and library resources. Reza Shah's modernist measures and his corrective plans were followed largely by relying on military forces, including discipline. Using the leverage of power and pressure, the government could somehow help the Pahlavi government in its advancement, as the intervention and intervention in the religious ceremonies, especially the mourning of the people in Muharram, made efforts to implement the uniform law of dressing and the law of discovery Hijab, interference in judicial affairs related to the administration of justice, political activities and presiding over the party of anti-barbarism, interference in parliamentary election affairs and control of deputies, monitoring and censorship of materials in the press and books of origin, taking over responsibilities on the radio And cinema and ado According to the regulations, the registration of civilians is one of the most important steps that has been taken by the order in the modernization process based on the modernization policies of the first Pahlavi era. Manuscript profile
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  13 - American missionery Hospital and school of nursing in Mashhad
  mohammad kazem radmanesh
  Medical services provided in various forms, and especially by establishing hospitals, one of the tools and solutions that Christian mission by the American presence in Iran, with the goal of gaining more influence in the way, was used. Hospital and nursing school of Ma More

  Medical services provided in various forms, and especially by establishing hospitals, one of the tools and solutions that Christian mission by the American presence in Iran, with the goal of gaining more influence in the way, was used. Hospital and nursing school of Mashhad American missionary as one of the first hospitals established by the American mission, during its activity as a cover for political and sometimes advertising mission, played very important role. This effort will also evaluate query history course from the beginning of this hospital until transfer to established health ministry, also some efforts of American mission in this reading should be concerned.  Manuscript profile
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  14 - Designing a Conceptual Framework for the Career Development of Clinical Nurses
  Narjes Alsadat Nasabi Seyed Reza Seyedjavadin Hasangholipour Tahmoreth Kamran Bageri Lankarani
    Background & Aims: Career development of nurses as a powerful arm and key component of the health system, is one of the most important managerial tasks that creates value added. However, despite its significance and influece, it is considered as one of the c More

    Background & Aims: Career development of nurses as a powerful arm and key component of the health system, is one of the most important managerial tasks that creates value added. However, despite its significance and influece, it is considered as one of the challenges of the Iranian health system. Materials & Methods: This qualitative study was conducted with the aim of designing a conceptual framework for the clinical nurses' career development. In this study, qualitative and inductive content analysis were used for purposeful interpretation of 30 managerial and nursing experts' views. Data was collecyed by deep and semi-structured interviews. Results: Data analysis led to the extraction and definition of 243 general concepts, 8 subcategories, and 5 main categories. Conclusion: The conceptual framework for the career development of clinical nurses was designed to increase nurses' job satisfaction and retention. This framework consists of nursing career, career planning and career management as the main infrastructure of career development. Finally, the implementation of this framework requires startegic policymaking and planning and forging multilateral cooperation Manuscript profile
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  15 - An investigation into the Factors influencing corporate entrepreneurship in provincial boards of directors of Iranian Nursing Organization
  Mohammad Ataei Katayon Por Mahdi Ali Ahmadi
  The phenomenon of the field of health services only entrepreneurship entered lately and it still has not been able to achievedstatus it deserves corporate. This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing corporate entrepreneurship in provincialboards nursing org More

  The phenomenon of the field of health services only entrepreneurship entered lately and it still has not been able to achievedstatus it deserves corporate. This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing corporate entrepreneurship in provincialboards nursing organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the year 2012.Factors examined were organizationalstructure, research and development system, leadership style, organizational culture, staff characteristics and, organizationalstrategy. This is descriptive and a sample, of 270 members of the Board of Directors of 30 provinces. The informationgathering tool was the questionnaire. Data management and analysis was performed using Spss 18 (2010).The results ofcorrelation analysis showed a significant relationship between corporate entrepreneurship the six factors and also, theresults of stepwise multiple regression showed that in spite of the significant relationship between organizationalstructure, research and development system, staff characteristics and organizational culture on the one hand and corporateentrepreneurship, on the other these indices are not among the factors affecting corporate entrepreneurship. Rather, leadershipstyles and organizational strategy were found to be effective factors. Finally, the contributing factors were ranked,with the organizational strategy gaining the highest average rating. Manuscript profile
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  16 - The exploration of habitat: sociology in the Quranic story of Saleh and Naqhatollah
  Ayoub Youssef Pour Nezami
  This paper has reread the Salah’s story using descriptive and analytical-hermeneutical approaches and the nature in ecological/ sociological reading is regarded as Naqhatollah. The result is that the natural structure has a share of  life resources (water,&h More

  This paper has reread the Salah’s story using descriptive and analytical-hermeneutical approaches and the nature in ecological/ sociological reading is regarded as Naqhatollah. The result is that the natural structure has a share of  life resources (water,…) ( especially  today against insanity of production and consumption  of modernism-humanism ) which need attention, care  and nursing that the author called it integrated management and nursing.                              This management and nursing of nature (Naqhatollah) and integrated production and consumption culture are among inferential doctrines and massages of the story.  Manuscript profile
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  17 - Encapsulation in Student Writings: A Cross-Disciplinary Study
  Seyed Foad Ebrahimi Azadeh Mallaki
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  18 - Investigating the Relationship between Cognitive Maps in the Presence and Perception of the Elderly of Architectural Space (Case Study: Kahrizak Nursing Home)
  Farnaz Cheraghifar Hossein Soltanzadeh Hadi Ghoddusifar
  As the age increases, the power and ability of the elderly to recognize the architectural spaces and related internal or external areas decreases, and on the one hand, this point increases their dependence on others and reduces their self-confidence, and in the next sta More

  As the age increases, the power and ability of the elderly to recognize the architectural spaces and related internal or external areas decreases, and on the one hand, this point increases their dependence on others and reduces their self-confidence, and in the next stages, they may lose the ability to find their way. and lose routing. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effective factors in the perception of the elderly through the examination of cognitive maps. This article examines the behavioral and cognitive responses of the elderly in the Kahrizak nursing home using the "space arrangement method" in the framework of environmental behavior studies. The statistical population includes forty-five elderly residents of Kehrizak nursing home who have cognitive and motor skills. In the present study, the role of the spatial configuration of the environment and the resulting cognitive maps on the sociable behavior of the elderly was measured. In this research, two types of VGA and ISOVIST analysis were used in space layout. The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between the results of the spatial arrangement and the cognitive maps resulting from the perception of the space of the elderly, so it is possible to pay attention to some specific spaces or ignore some spaces in the cognitive maps due to the characteristics and physical structure of the complex architecture. Based on this, suggestions were made for the perceptibility of the space by the elderly. Manuscript profile
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  19 - Examining the relationship between cognitive maps in presence and perception of the elderly from the architectural space (case example: Kahrizak nursing home)
  Hossein Sultanzadeh Farnaz Cheraghi Far Hadi Qudousi Far
  As the age increases, the power and ability of the elderly to recognize the architectural spaces and related internal or external areas decreases, and on the one hand, this point increases their dependence on others and reduces their self-confidence, and in the next sta More

  As the age increases, the power and ability of the elderly to recognize the architectural spaces and related internal or external areas decreases, and on the one hand, this point increases their dependence on others and reduces their self-confidence, and in the next stages, they may lose the ability to find their way. and lose routing. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effective factors in the perception of the elderly through the examination of cognitive maps. This article examines the behavioral and cognitive responses of the elderly in the Kahrizak nursing home using the "space arrangement method" in the framework of environmental behavior studies. This study shows adaptive and maladaptive behavioral responses to spatial configurations in relation to the elderly and their residential environment. The statistical population includes forty-five elderly residents of Kehrizak nursing home who have cognitive and motor skills. In the present study, the role of the spatial configuration of the environment and the resulting cognitive maps on the sociable behavior of the elderly was measured. In this research, two types of VGA and ISOVIST analysis were used in space layout. The results indicated that there is a significant relationship between the results of the spatial arrangement and the cognitive maps resulting from the perception of the space of the elderly, so it is possible to pay attention to some specific spaces or ignore some spaces in the cognitive maps due to the characteristics and physical structure of the complex architecture. Based on this, suggestions were made for the perceptibility of the space by the elderly. Manuscript profile
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  20 - comparing life style,self-esteem and mental health of the along,non-along and residing nursing home elderly
  Khodamorad Momeni Samira Karami Mohammad Reza Majzoobi
  the present study aimed to compare lifestyle, self-esteem and mental health of elderly who were living alone, living with family, or residing in nursing homes. The sample consisted of 384 elderly (128 living alone, 128 living with family, and 128 residing in nursing hom More

  the present study aimed to compare lifestyle, self-esteem and mental health of elderly who were living alone, living with family, or residing in nursing homes. The sample consisted of 384 elderly (128 living alone, 128 living with family, and 128 residing in nursing home).The sample was selected randomly by convenience sampling. The participants completed the Safe Lifestyle of the Elderly (Eshaghi, Farajzadegan, & Babak, 2007), the Self-esteem (Rosenberg, 1965) and the General Health (Goldberg & williams, 1988) scales. The results of multivariate analysis indicated that 1) the non-residing elderly (alone or nonalone) had better lifestyle and mental health than the nursery home residing elderly, 2) the non-alone elderly had better lifestyle and mental health than alone elderly, 3)the elderly who were not living in nursing homes (alone or non-alone) had higher self-esteem than those who were living in nursery homes, and 4) the elderly who were living alone had higher self-esteem than those who were not living alone. According to the theory of activity, by keeping previous social roles and activities, the elderly can have good lifestyle and keep feeling worthwhile.     Manuscript profile
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  21 - The Effectiveness of Semantic Therapy Training on the Feeling of Loneliness in the Elderly (Case Study: Nursing Home for the Center of Tehran)
  Maryam Vatani Tahereh Hasoomi
  Introduction : this study was to investigate the effectiveness of semantic therapy training on the feeling of loneliness of the elderly living in a nursing home in the center of Tehran. Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-tes More

  Introduction : this study was to investigate the effectiveness of semantic therapy training on the feeling of loneliness of the elderly living in a nursing home in the center of Tehran. Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with a control group and random assignment that was conducted to investigate the effect of semantic therapy training on the feeling of loneliness in the elderly among 1750 elderly people in downtown Tehran as a statistical population; Thirty elderly people living in Kahrizak nursing home located in the center of Tehran were selected as a statistical sample by voluntary and available random sampling. Inferential statistical methods were used to analyze statistical information in this study. According to the type of research and based on the normality of data distribution in this study, the statistical method of univariate analysis of covariance and post hoc test has been used. Conclusion: The findings show that the mean and standard deviation of loneliness score in the experimental group in the pre-test stage were 48.69 and 8.42, respectively, and in the post-test stage the mean score of loneliness in the experimental group was 27.21. It has decreased with a standard deviation of 7.26. The results of univariate analysis of variance show that there is a positive and significant difference between the effect of semantic therapy training on the feeling of loneliness in the elderly. The results of Benferoni post hoc test show that the scores of feeling lonely differ between the experimental group of logotherapy and control; And the mean scores of loneliness in the experimental group were higher than the control group. Summary of research findings shows that semantic therapy training has a significant effect on the feeling of loneliness of the elderly living in a nursing home in the Manuscript profile