Retirement syndrome among Babol city retiree

Retirement impacts different dimensions of life such as physical, psychological, social, economical and spiritual aspects. Since identification of the factors which promote or compress health situation of the retiree is important this study aimed to determine the level of retirement syndrome in Babol retiree. Method & Materials: This study was conducted among 205 retirees over 50. Data was gathered by a questionnaire consisting of 2 sections demographic characteristics and retirement syndrome measurement. Retirement syndrome questionnaire consisted of 40 questions in 5 point scale with 4 dimensions including helplessness and failure older and idleness, trying and new directions and conflict and confusion. Data was analyzed by SPSS. 53% of the participant s were male and 46.8% female with average age 61.13 ± 5.87. Mean and standard deviation of helplessness and failure older and idleness, trying and new directions and conflict and confusion were 2.08 ±. 52, 3.73 ±. 51, 3.47 ±. 65 and 2.49 ±. 56 respectively. There were a direct significant association between feeling helplessness and conflict and confusion (p <. 0001) and a reverse relationship between older, and idleness and trying and new directions (p <. 0001). Finding of this research showed that retiree suffer from retirement syndrome fairly. Therefore, making attention to them and promotion of the retiree situation seems essential.