Background and purpose: In current study, impact of Yalom group therapy on cognitive confusion in elderly athletes was investigated.
 Materials and methods: The statistical population of this research was the elderly athletes of Lorestan province, whose scores in the cognitive confusion test were one SD higher than the mean. From this population, 40 people were selected by random sampling and assigned to two experimental and control groups. The Mason's cognitive disturbance scale (2001) was used. The research design was of a quasi-experimental type with pre-test, post-test, follow-up with the control group, After random selection, the experimental group received therapeutic intervention (Yalom therapeutic group) for 10 sessions of 90 minutes and once a week, one day after the pre-test. One day after the end of the intervention, a post-test was performed for both groups, and a month after the post-test, a follow-up test was performed. In order to analyze the data, multivariate analysis of covariance, repeated measures analysis of variance and Independent sample t test were used. (p≤0.05).
Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference in the mean scores of the experimental and control groups, and the Yalom group treatment has reduced the cognitive confusion of the experimental group compared to the control group (p<0.05) and this benefit continued in the follow-up.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, Yalom group therapy is an effective treatment for cognitive confusion in elderly athletes and can be used as a treatment method in these individuals.