The Association between Life Satisfaction and the Extent of ‎Depression, ‎Anxiety and Stress among Iranian Nurses: A ‎Multicenter Survey

The determinants of satisfaction of life (SWL) are poorly described among Iranian employed ýnurses. This study aimed to assess the effect of various factors including age, gender, marital ýstatus, depression, anxiety and stress on SWL among Iranian nurses.ý
Employed nurses in three teaching hospitals were invited to participate in this study. Ninety-four ýnurses (65 women and 29 men) participated in this study. Depression, anxiety, stress scale ýý (DASS-21) was used to measure the related variables. Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) was ýused to assess SWL. Multivariate analysis was utilized to examine the relationship between ýmultiple variables. ý
A noticeable proportion of Iranian employed nurses were either dissatisfied or extremely ýdissatisfied with life (45%). Severe depression was related to lower scores of SWLS (P: 0.001, r ýý= -0.32). The similar outcomes were detected between anxiety and stress scales, and SWLS (P: ýý0.023, r = -0.23 and P: 0.008, r = -0.27 for anxiety and stress, respectively). Although females ýwere more vulnerable to depression (P: 0.010) and stress (P: 0.013), the overall effect of gender ýon SWL was insignificant (0.41). Satisfactions with financial power and work environment were ýassociated with higher scores of SWLS (P: 0.030 and 0.042, respectively). Marital status was not ýrelated to severity of depression, anxiety, stress and SWLS (P: 0.39, 0.38, 0.80, and 0.61, ýrespectively). ý
This study revealed that poor satisfaction with financial status and work environment, ýdepression, anxiety and stress are the major determinants of satisfaction with life among Iranian ýemployed nurses.ý