Use of “natural therapy” technology in the framework of social and psychological rehabilitation of the elderly

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The article is devoted to the peculiarities of using “natural therapy” technology in the
process of social and psychological rehabilitation of the elderly. The article analyzes the relevance of
the problem of social isolation, maladaptation and loneliness of elderly people in different countries
of the world, and in Ukraine in particular, leading to sustainable social and psychological
dysfunctions and substantiates the need to overcome them. The author’s methodology for evaluating
the effectiveness of socio-psychological rehabilitation sessions with the elderly using the
rehabilitation implements of natural therapy is proposed. The mechanisms and technologies of social
and psychological rehabilitation of the elderly using the rehabilitation concept of natural therapy are
proposed and have been tested. As part of the research, an experiment was conducted among 100
people, half of whom were engaged in an individual rehabilitation course using the technology of the
ecological rehabilitation concept of natural therapy. The article describes the results of the proposed
classes for the participants of the experimental group and presents proposals in the field of improving
rehabilitation measures based on natural therapy in the framework of the social and psychological
rehabilitation of the elderly.