1. Association of Lifestyle and Quality of Life Among Critical Care Nurses: A Cross-sectional Study
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Maryam Momeni, Mahtab Khalili, Jalil Azimian, and Farnoosh Rashvand
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health-related quality of life ,lifestyle ,health promotion ,critical care nurses ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Background: Quality of life is an important concept that is related to working conditions and lifestyle behaviors of a person. Poor quality of life in critical care nurses can reduce the quality of care. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between lifestyle and quality of life in critical care nurses. Materials & Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted on 360 nurses working in critical care units of hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences. Demographic characteristics form, World Health Organization (WHO) quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) and Miller-Smith lifestyle inventory were used to collect data. Results: The mean age of nurses was 38.65±9.89. In the regression analysis, the lifestyle score has an inverse significant relationship with the score of physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment subscales (B=-0.166, B=-0.233, B=-0.540, B=-0.067, respectively). An increase in the number of night shifts was associated with a decrease in quality of life (P
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- 2024