A SURVEY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL HARDINESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN CARETAKER EMPLOYED WOMEN`S OF THE URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES

Nowadays quality of life is known as an important determinant in the
evaluation of health situation, and communities’ development. Therefore, study of Individual needs,
and the social factors influencing quality of life is one of the responsibilities of caretaker managers.
The single-parent women are one of the vulnerable groups that tolerate multiple stresses due to their
special life condition. This study tries to assess the relationship between quality of life and hardiness
in these women.
Materials & Methods: In this correlation study, 97 caretaker employed women filled quality of life
and psychological hardiness questionnaires. The data were analyzed through Pearson`s correlation
coefficient.
Results: The finding revealed significant relation between Psychological Hardiness and 3 domains of
life quality (psychological, social, and environmental)(p<0/01) but the relationship was not
significantly meaningful in physical domain(p=0/1).
Conclusion: According to the results, Psychological Hardiness can be considered as one of the
predictors in determining level of the quality of life. Therefore it seems that special attention should be
given to the women with low Psychological Hardiness