The Relationship Between Quality of Life With Marital Satisfaction in Nurses in Social Security Hospital in Zahedan

Maliheh Gharibi,Fariba Yaghoubinia,Gholamreza Sanagouymoharer

doi:10.5539/gjhs.v8n2p178

Abstract

Background:Marital satisfaction is one of the most important determinative factors of healthy function in family and can be affected by some factors.Aim:This study was conducted aimed to determine the relationship between quality of life and marital satisfaction in nurses in Social Security hospital in Zahedan.Method:In this descriptive and correlational study, the population was the all of the nurses in various wards in Social Security hospital in Zahedan. The sample size was 103 and data collection was done through quality of life questionnaire (War and Sherborn) and Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale. Data analysis was done through SPSS15 and using pearsons’ correlation coefficient and stepwise regression.Results:The aspects of physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health problems, role limitation due to emotional problems had a significant positive correlation and the bodily pain had a significant reverse correlation with aspects of marital satisfaction. The aspects of role limitations due to physical health problems and bodily pain were predictors of marital satisfaction.Conclusion:The results of study demonstrated the importance of pay attention to family issues and marital satisfaction and in this regard, the promotion of all aspects of quality of life is essential.

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Marital satisfaction is one of the most important determinative factors of healthy function in family and can be affected by some factors
The results of study demonstrated the importance of pay attention to family issues and marital satisfaction and in this regard, the promotion of all aspects of quality of life is essential
Among the eight aspects of nurses’ quality of life, the highest score was related to physical function and the lowest score was related to physical problems (Table 1)

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Marital satisfaction is one of the most important determinative factors of healthy function in family and can be affected by some factors. The entrance of people to work world due to nature of some jobs such as nursing has caused the confrontation of them with some phenomena named workplace conflict, family conflict and work–family conflict. In these conflicts, Job commitments and family commitments interact with each other and affect the quality of life of people; and lead to occurrence of problems such as marital dissatisfaction (Rajabi et al, 2013). ; the survey of marital satisfaction and the factors that can affect of durability of marital life, is very important (Padash et al, 2012)

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