Quality of life among soldiers of a military unit in Bandar Abbas city, Iran
Background: Given the great importance of military service, it seems necessary to investigate the quality of life in soldiers. This study aimed to assess quality of life among the soldiers of a military unit in Bandar Abbas city, Iran. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Iran Air Force Health Administration
2017-04-01
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| Series: | فصلنامه ابن سینا |
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| Online Access: | http://ebnesina.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-468-en.pdf |
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| Summary: | Background: Given the great importance of military service, it seems necessary to investigate the quality of life in soldiers. This study aimed to assess quality of life among the soldiers of a military unit in Bandar Abbas city, Iran.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 247 randomly selected soldiers of a military unit in Bandar Abbas city. Data were collected through a questionnaire consisted of two parts: demographic characteristics and a standard quality of life questionnaire (SF 36). Analysis of data was done using SPSS through chi-square tests, variance analysis, and the odds ratios.
Results: The mean age of participated soldiers was 23±3.057. The mean quality of life in physical and psychological dimensions was 59.35 and 43.70, respectively. It was observed a significant statistical difference between the quality of life in physical dimension with psychological dimension (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The results indicated low quality of life in psychological dimension among soldiers. Therefore, it is suggested that intervention programs were implemented to improve the quality of life in soldiers. |
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| ISSN: | 1735-9503 2645-4653 |