Quality of Life of the Spouses of War Related Amputees of Hamedan City, Iran
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Abstract:
Aims: Care of the veterans with amputations results in some physical and mental side-effects, mainly, in their spouses, affecting their quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life of the spouses of the veterans with amputations in Hamadan Township.
Instrument &
Findings: Total number of quality of life in the veterans spouses was 42.40±21.47. Maximum and minimum mean scores of quality of life were of mental health (54.50±20.37) and of public health (32.40±19.99) domains, respectively. Age, type of injury, and heart diseases significantly affected the quality of life of the veterans spouses (p
Instrument &
Methods
In the descriptive cross-sectional study, the spouses of 140 male veterans with amputations, supported by Hamadan Martyrs and Veterans Foundation, were investigated via census method in 2014. Data was collected by a bi-section questionnaire consisted of demographic and quality of life parts, the latter done using 36-question standard questionnaire of quality of life. Data was analyzed by SPSS 16 software using Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests.Findings: Total number of quality of life in the veterans spouses was 42.40±21.47. Maximum and minimum mean scores of quality of life were of mental health (54.50±20.37) and of public health (32.40±19.99) domains, respectively. Age, type of injury, and heart diseases significantly affected the quality of life of the veterans spouses (p
Conclusion
The quality of life of the spouses of the veterans with amputations of Hamadan Township, including, even, maximum quality of life observed in the mental health domain, is low.Keywords:
Language:
Persian
Published:
Iranian Journal of War and Public Health, Volume:8 Issue: 32, 2016
Pages:
157 to 163
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