The Veteran's Evaluation of Their Life quality: Case of Veterans Living in Qom

Three decades evading from the Iran-Iraq war, a solid number of the Iranian veterans encounter numerous problems that undermine their life quality. This makes the evaluation of their livelihood essential. The present article concerns the evaluation of veterans of the quality of their own lives., So, 30 veterans with various rates of injury have been studied with qualitative research method. All respondents have been residing in Qom during the study. The research questions have been produced according to the World Health Organization’s standard questionnaire on life quality and asked from all respondents alike. The results show that in concrete life quality factors including the physical health, many veterans suffer difficulties. This is true about the living circumstances and the lack of facilities for the disabled in the public places. In contrast, the psychological and mental condition of the veterans is excellent, a fact that goes back to the personal attitudes and values they hold. The status of living area and neighborhood in most cases meet the veterans’ expectations. The general evaluation of the veterans’ view on their life quality indicate acceptable and appropriate conditions. This shows the veterans’ detachment from cliché views and prejudices in evaluating the quality of their life.