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Mazloomymahmoodabad S S, Alaee M R, Zolghadr R, Hajizadeh A, Nik T, eslami H et al . Surveing the Quality of life in Employees health centers of Yazd Province in 2011. TB 2019; 18 (5) :99-110
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Seyed Saeed Mazloomymahmoodabad 
, Mohammad Reza Alaee , Razyeh Zolghadr , Aghdas Hajizadeh , Tayebeh Nik , Hadi Eslami * , Fatemeh Nik
, Mohammad Reza Alaee , Razyeh Zolghadr , Aghdas Hajizadeh , Tayebeh Nik , Hadi Eslami * , Fatemeh Nik
Shahid Sadoughi University of medical sciences , hadieslami1986@yahoo.com
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Surveing the Quality of life in Employees health centers of Yazd Province in 2011
Seyed Saeed Mazloomi Mahmodabad (Ph.D.)1, Mohammad Reza Aalaei (M.Sc.)2, RaZyeh Zolghadr (M.Sc.)3, Aghdas Hajirezaei (M.Sc.)3,Tayebeh Nik (B.S.)4, Fatemeh Mazloom (B.S.)4, Hadi Eslami (M.Sc.)5
1.Professor, Social Science Research Center of Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran.
2. Ph.D , Department of Health Care Management, Ardakan health center , Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
3.M.Sc., Department of Health Education, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
4.B.S., Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
5.Researcher in Social Determinants of Health Resarch Center, School of Public Health , Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Email:hadieslami1986@yahoo.com Tel:09177094695
Abstract
Introduction: Quality of life is a subjective and multidimensional concept that in recent years has been noticeable by researcher due to multilateral widespread of technology and industrialization process. Quality of life, was is individuals understanding of their status in the context of physical, mental and social impacts and to indicate the status of a resident in a country or region. The purpose of this study was determination the quality of life in employees health centers of Yazd province about healthy life styles in 2011.
Methods : This research was a cross - sectional study in which 501 staff employed in 12 central areas of health centers of Yazd as census method were enrolled . Data collection tool was WHO Quality of Life-BREF questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) including 26 questions,). After data collection , it was analyzed by using SPSS software as well as statistical t-test and ANOVA.
Results: The results shown that the employees health centers of Yazd province were acquired 67.9% of the quality of life score. The way in which the dimensions of physical, psychological, social relationships and environment were obtained 72.9, 65.5, 70.2 and 63.15 percent from the maximum score; Respectively. The quality of life score based on age, gender, type of employment, work experience and climate conditions were significant (p≤ 0.05).
Conclusions: Therefore it was suggested to improve the quality of life of employees health centers, officials with proper planning includes considering educational , cultural, recreational and sport programs ,, providing healthy nutrition, installing motivation and responsibility in them as well as paying proper salary and benefits, take effective steps in this way.
Keywords: Quality of life, Employees, Health center
Conflict of interest: The authors declared that there is no Conflict interest.
References
1-Rabani Khorasgani A, Kianpoor M. The proposed model for measuring the quality of life (Case Study: Isfahan). Journal of Persian Language and Literature 2007; 15(1): 67-108.[Persian]
2-Nejat S, Montazeri A, Holakouie Naieni K, Mohammad K, Majdzadeh S.R. The World Health Organization quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire: Translation and validation study of the Iranian version. Journal of School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research 2006; 4(4): 1-12.[Persian]
3-Wood DS. Assessing of Quality of Life in Clinical Researeh: From Where Have We Come & Where Are We Go in? J Clin Epidemiol 1999; 52: 355-363.
4-WHO – Qol Group.What Is Quality of Life? Word Health Forum 1996; 17: 354-356.
5-Bonomi AE, Patrick DL, Bushnell DM, Martin M. Validation of the United States' version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) instrument. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.2000;53(1): 1-12.
6-Breek JC, Hamming JF, De Vries J, Aquarius AEAM, van Berge Henegouwen DP. Quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication using the World Health Organisation (WHO) questionnaire. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.2001;21(2):118-122.
7-Cynthia RK. Hinds S. Quality of life from nursing and patient perspectives. Canada: Jones and Bartlett.1998; 25.
8-Eysenck M. Psychology an integral approach. New York: Addison Wesley Longman Inc: 1998;420.
9-Basakha M, Kohneshahri LA. Masaeli A. Ranking the Quality of Life in Iran Provinces. Social Welfare 2010;10(37): 95-112. [Persian]
10-Dickey Richard A, Janick John J. Lifestyle modifications in the prevention and treatment of hypertension. Endocrine Practice.2001; 7(5): 392-399.
11-Raised P, Yates P. Quality of Life Experience by Patients Recovering Radiation Treatment for Cancer of the Head Neck. Journal of Cancer Nursing 2001; 24(4): 255-363.
12-Camilleri-Brennan J, Steele R J. Measurement of quality of life in surgery. Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1999; 44(4): 252-259.
13-McCrea R, Shyy TK, Stimson R. What is the strength of the link between objective and subjective indicators of urban quality of life? Applied Research in Quality of Life 2006; 1(1): 79-96.
14-Karimzadeh Sh, Razavieh A, Kave MH. The relationship between quality of life (QOL) and self-efficacy (SE) of the teachers from Shahrekord. Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences Journal 2008;10(1): 28-35. [Persian]
15-Bazaz Jazayeri SA, Pardakhtchi MH. Developing a model for the assessment of quality of work life in organizations. Iranian Journal of Management Sciences 2007; 2(5): 123-151. [Persian]
16-Beaudoin LE, Edgar L. Hassles: their importance to nurses' quality of work life. Nursing economic.2003; 21(3): 106-113.
17-Yazdimoghaddam H, Estaji Z, Heydari A. Study of the quality of life of nurses in Sabzevar hospitals in 2005-2006. Journal of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences.2009; 16(1): 50-56. [Persian]
18-Saxena S, Chandiramani K, Bhargava R. WHOQOL-Hindi: a questionnaire for assessing quality of life in health care settings in India. National Medical Journal of India.1998; 11(4).
19-Theodoropoulou S, Leotsakou C, Baltathakis I, Christonakis A, Xirodima M, Karakasis D, Harhalakis N, et al. Quality of life and psychopathology of 53 long-term survivors of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Hippokratia.2006; 6(1): 19-23.
20-WHOQOL Group. Development of the World Health Organization WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment. Psychological Medicine.1998; 28: 551-8.
21-Gioiella EC. Quality of life revisited. Nursing science quarterly.1995; 8(3): 97.
22-Netuveli G, Blane D. Quality of life in older ages. British Medical Bulletin.2008; 85(1): 113-126.
23-Nejat S, Montazeri A, Holakouie K, Mohammad K, Majdzadeh SR. Quality of Life of Tehran's Population by WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire in 2005. Hakim Research Journal 2007; 10(3): 1-8. [Persian]
24-Khorsandi M, Jahani F, Rafiei M, Farazi A. Health-related quality of life in staff and hospital personnel of Arak University of Medical Sciences in 2009. Arak University of Medical Sciences Journal 2010; 13(1): 40-48. [Persian]
25-Sundquist J, Johansson SE. Impaired health status, and mental health, lower vitality and social functioning in women general practitioners in Sweden: A cross-sectional survey. Scand J Prim Health Care.1999; 17(2): 81-6.
26-Pfaffenberger N, Pfeiffer KP, Deibl M, Höfer S, Günther V, Ulmer H. Association of factors influencing health-related quality of life in MS. Acta neurologica scandinavica.2006; 114(2): 102-8.
27-WHOQoL SRPB. A cross-cultural study of spirituality, religion, and personal beliefs as components of quality of life. Social Science & Medicine 2006; 62(6): 1486-97.
28-Boldaji LT, Foruzan AS, Rafiey H. Quality of Life of Head-of-Household Women: a Comparison between those Supported by Welfare Organization and those with Service Jobs. Social Welfare.2011; 11(40): 9-28. [Persian]
29-Arab M, Shabaninejad H, Rashidian A, Rahimi A, Purketabi K. A survey on working life quality of specialists working in affiliated hospitals of TUMS. Hospital.2013;11(4): 19-24.[Persian]
30-Sobreques J, Cebria J, Segura J, Rodriguez C, Garcia M, Juncosa S. Job satisfaction and burnout in general practitioners. Atencion primaria/Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria.2003; 31(4): 227-33.
31-Nejati V, Ashayeri H. Health Related Quality of Life in the Elderly in Kashan. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology.2008; 14(1): 56-61.[Persian]
32-Panaghi L, Abarashi Z, Mansoori N, Dehghani M. Quality of Life and Related demographic factor of the elderly in Tehran. Iranian Journal of Ageing. 2010; 4(12): 77-87. [Persian]
33-Ali Akbari E, Amini M. Urban Quality of Life in Iran (1986-2006). Social Welfare.2010; 10(36): 121-48. [Persian]
34-Mazloomy SS, Saeedi M, Vahedian M, Jalalpour Z, Kiani MA. The effect burnout on social support and self-esteem in health care workers in Yazd city. Occupational Medicine Quarterly Journal.2013; 5(1): 46-56. [Persian]
35-Gholami AR. Factors Affecting Quality of Working Life in Organization. Police Human Development.2009; 6(24): 79-100. [Persian]
Seyed Saeed Mazloomi Mahmodabad (Ph.D.)1, Mohammad Reza Aalaei (M.Sc.)2, RaZyeh Zolghadr (M.Sc.)3, Aghdas Hajirezaei (M.Sc.)3,Tayebeh Nik (B.S.)4, Fatemeh Mazloom (B.S.)4, Hadi Eslami (M.Sc.)5
1.Professor, Social Science Research Center of Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Science, Yazd, Iran.
2. Ph.D , Department of Health Care Management, Ardakan health center , Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
3.M.Sc., Department of Health Education, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
4.B.S., Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
5.Researcher in Social Determinants of Health Resarch Center, School of Public Health , Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Email:hadieslami1986@yahoo.com Tel:09177094695
Abstract
Introduction: Quality of life is a subjective and multidimensional concept that in recent years has been noticeable by researcher due to multilateral widespread of technology and industrialization process. Quality of life, was is individuals understanding of their status in the context of physical, mental and social impacts and to indicate the status of a resident in a country or region. The purpose of this study was determination the quality of life in employees health centers of Yazd province about healthy life styles in 2011.
Methods : This research was a cross - sectional study in which 501 staff employed in 12 central areas of health centers of Yazd as census method were enrolled . Data collection tool was WHO Quality of Life-BREF questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) including 26 questions,). After data collection , it was analyzed by using SPSS software as well as statistical t-test and ANOVA.
Results: The results shown that the employees health centers of Yazd province were acquired 67.9% of the quality of life score. The way in which the dimensions of physical, psychological, social relationships and environment were obtained 72.9, 65.5, 70.2 and 63.15 percent from the maximum score; Respectively. The quality of life score based on age, gender, type of employment, work experience and climate conditions were significant (p≤ 0.05).
Conclusions: Therefore it was suggested to improve the quality of life of employees health centers, officials with proper planning includes considering educational , cultural, recreational and sport programs ,, providing healthy nutrition, installing motivation and responsibility in them as well as paying proper salary and benefits, take effective steps in this way.
Keywords: Quality of life, Employees, Health center
Conflict of interest: The authors declared that there is no Conflict interest.
References
1-Rabani Khorasgani A, Kianpoor M. The proposed model for measuring the quality of life (Case Study: Isfahan). Journal of Persian Language and Literature 2007; 15(1): 67-108.[Persian]
2-Nejat S, Montazeri A, Holakouie Naieni K, Mohammad K, Majdzadeh S.R. The World Health Organization quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire: Translation and validation study of the Iranian version. Journal of School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research 2006; 4(4): 1-12.[Persian]
3-Wood DS. Assessing of Quality of Life in Clinical Researeh: From Where Have We Come & Where Are We Go in? J Clin Epidemiol 1999; 52: 355-363.
4-WHO – Qol Group.What Is Quality of Life? Word Health Forum 1996; 17: 354-356.
5-Bonomi AE, Patrick DL, Bushnell DM, Martin M. Validation of the United States' version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) instrument. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.2000;53(1): 1-12.
6-Breek JC, Hamming JF, De Vries J, Aquarius AEAM, van Berge Henegouwen DP. Quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication using the World Health Organisation (WHO) questionnaire. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.2001;21(2):118-122.
7-Cynthia RK. Hinds S. Quality of life from nursing and patient perspectives. Canada: Jones and Bartlett.1998; 25.
8-Eysenck M. Psychology an integral approach. New York: Addison Wesley Longman Inc: 1998;420.
9-Basakha M, Kohneshahri LA. Masaeli A. Ranking the Quality of Life in Iran Provinces. Social Welfare 2010;10(37): 95-112. [Persian]
10-Dickey Richard A, Janick John J. Lifestyle modifications in the prevention and treatment of hypertension. Endocrine Practice.2001; 7(5): 392-399.
11-Raised P, Yates P. Quality of Life Experience by Patients Recovering Radiation Treatment for Cancer of the Head Neck. Journal of Cancer Nursing 2001; 24(4): 255-363.
12-Camilleri-Brennan J, Steele R J. Measurement of quality of life in surgery. Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1999; 44(4): 252-259.
13-McCrea R, Shyy TK, Stimson R. What is the strength of the link between objective and subjective indicators of urban quality of life? Applied Research in Quality of Life 2006; 1(1): 79-96.
14-Karimzadeh Sh, Razavieh A, Kave MH. The relationship between quality of life (QOL) and self-efficacy (SE) of the teachers from Shahrekord. Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences Journal 2008;10(1): 28-35. [Persian]
15-Bazaz Jazayeri SA, Pardakhtchi MH. Developing a model for the assessment of quality of work life in organizations. Iranian Journal of Management Sciences 2007; 2(5): 123-151. [Persian]
16-Beaudoin LE, Edgar L. Hassles: their importance to nurses' quality of work life. Nursing economic.2003; 21(3): 106-113.
17-Yazdimoghaddam H, Estaji Z, Heydari A. Study of the quality of life of nurses in Sabzevar hospitals in 2005-2006. Journal of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences.2009; 16(1): 50-56. [Persian]
18-Saxena S, Chandiramani K, Bhargava R. WHOQOL-Hindi: a questionnaire for assessing quality of life in health care settings in India. National Medical Journal of India.1998; 11(4).
19-Theodoropoulou S, Leotsakou C, Baltathakis I, Christonakis A, Xirodima M, Karakasis D, Harhalakis N, et al. Quality of life and psychopathology of 53 long-term survivors of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. Hippokratia.2006; 6(1): 19-23.
20-WHOQOL Group. Development of the World Health Organization WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment. Psychological Medicine.1998; 28: 551-8.
21-Gioiella EC. Quality of life revisited. Nursing science quarterly.1995; 8(3): 97.
22-Netuveli G, Blane D. Quality of life in older ages. British Medical Bulletin.2008; 85(1): 113-126.
23-Nejat S, Montazeri A, Holakouie K, Mohammad K, Majdzadeh SR. Quality of Life of Tehran's Population by WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire in 2005. Hakim Research Journal 2007; 10(3): 1-8. [Persian]
24-Khorsandi M, Jahani F, Rafiei M, Farazi A. Health-related quality of life in staff and hospital personnel of Arak University of Medical Sciences in 2009. Arak University of Medical Sciences Journal 2010; 13(1): 40-48. [Persian]
25-Sundquist J, Johansson SE. Impaired health status, and mental health, lower vitality and social functioning in women general practitioners in Sweden: A cross-sectional survey. Scand J Prim Health Care.1999; 17(2): 81-6.
26-Pfaffenberger N, Pfeiffer KP, Deibl M, Höfer S, Günther V, Ulmer H. Association of factors influencing health-related quality of life in MS. Acta neurologica scandinavica.2006; 114(2): 102-8.
27-WHOQoL SRPB. A cross-cultural study of spirituality, religion, and personal beliefs as components of quality of life. Social Science & Medicine 2006; 62(6): 1486-97.
28-Boldaji LT, Foruzan AS, Rafiey H. Quality of Life of Head-of-Household Women: a Comparison between those Supported by Welfare Organization and those with Service Jobs. Social Welfare.2011; 11(40): 9-28. [Persian]
29-Arab M, Shabaninejad H, Rashidian A, Rahimi A, Purketabi K. A survey on working life quality of specialists working in affiliated hospitals of TUMS. Hospital.2013;11(4): 19-24.[Persian]
30-Sobreques J, Cebria J, Segura J, Rodriguez C, Garcia M, Juncosa S. Job satisfaction and burnout in general practitioners. Atencion primaria/Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria.2003; 31(4): 227-33.
31-Nejati V, Ashayeri H. Health Related Quality of Life in the Elderly in Kashan. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology.2008; 14(1): 56-61.[Persian]
32-Panaghi L, Abarashi Z, Mansoori N, Dehghani M. Quality of Life and Related demographic factor of the elderly in Tehran. Iranian Journal of Ageing. 2010; 4(12): 77-87. [Persian]
33-Ali Akbari E, Amini M. Urban Quality of Life in Iran (1986-2006). Social Welfare.2010; 10(36): 121-48. [Persian]
34-Mazloomy SS, Saeedi M, Vahedian M, Jalalpour Z, Kiani MA. The effect burnout on social support and self-esteem in health care workers in Yazd city. Occupational Medicine Quarterly Journal.2013; 5(1): 46-56. [Persian]
35-Gholami AR. Factors Affecting Quality of Working Life in Organization. Police Human Development.2009; 6(24): 79-100. [Persian]
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