Comparing Quality of Life (QoL) during Pregnancy among Pregnant Women Referring to Public or Private Hospitals
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 10, Issue 8
Abstract
Background and objective: Quality of life (QoL) includes different dimensions of physical, mental, and socio-economic tranquility and health of individuals. These dimensions can be measured during pregnancy. The present study is aimed to compare the quality of life during pregnancy among pregnant women referring to public and private hospitals in Shiraz, Iran. Method: The present study is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical research conducted in 6 selected hospitals in city of Shiraz. The samples included pregnant women referring for prenatal cares and had the inclusion criteria. Among these samples, 253 were from public hospitals and 253 from private hospitals (505 in total). Sampling was performed using convenient purposive sampling method. Then, the participants’ verbal consent was obtained. Data was collected using SF-36 QoL questionnaire and analyzed in SPSS software. Results: There was a significant relationship between education and age of the participants and their quality of life in both groups (P<0.001). Further, QOL mean score of the women referring to the public hospitals was higher than that of those referring to the private hospitals (p<0.001). Conclusion: Results of this study indicated that the variables of education and age at the time of pregnancy were the main variables affecting QoL during pregnancy.
Authors and Affiliations
Samaneh Mousavi| Master of science. Department of healthcare management. Marvdasht Branch. Islamic Azad University. Marvdasht . Iran, Abbas Yazdanpanah *| Assistant Professor. Department of healthcare management. Marvdasht Branch. Islamic Azad University. Marvdasht . Iran, Irvan Massoudi asl| Assistant Professor. Health Service Management Department. School of Medical School of Medical Sciences. Islamic Azad University , Science and Research Branch, Teheran, Iran
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