Happiness in Health Sector Personnel: Some Demographic and Occupational Related Factors

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Abstract:
Background
Happiness as a human basic emotion has an important role in individual and society's health, and can be a catalyzer for society's development. The aim of this study was surveying happiness in health sector personnel and some demographic and occupational related factors.
Methods
In this cross -sectional study that were done in health sector personnel of Kermanshah, from journey- April 2014, from 537 distributed questionnaires (Oxford happiness questionnaire and demographic and occupational checklist), 480 completed form collected (89% response rate). Data were analyzed by SPSS (18), using Independent t, ANOVA, LSD, Regression and Pearson correlation tests.
Findings
Mean age of respondents was 35.8±8.6.30.2% of respondents was male (N=144) and others were female. In concern with happiness levels most respondents had little happiness (27 People- 58.1%). Also the mean score of total happiness was 38.3±14.7. Physicians and midwives obtained the most and least mean scores of happiness (47.2and 35.4) respectively. Also in the regression model, variables such as "job loving" "health satisfaction" and "Literacy level", have explained 21.5% of happiness variance changes. (R = 0/469, R2 =0/220, Rad=0/215).
Conclusion
Happiness in health sector personnel is lower than average. Necessary measures and programs at increasing happiness in the midwifery staff especially recommended.
Language:
Persian
Published:
Journal Of Isfahan Medical School, Volume:32 Issue: 309, 2015
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