A SURVEY ON SOCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING SOCIAL HEALTH IN NURSES IN TEACHING HOSPITALS OF SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES IN 2018

Social health along with physical and mental health is one of the components of health. This study aimed to investigate social factors affecting social health in nurses of teaching hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was performed on 340 nurses of teaching hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. in 2018. The data collection tool was the Keyes Health Social Safety Questionnaire. The questionnaire has five dimensions of social cohesion, social flourishing, social acceptance, social participation and social solidarity. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate linear regression using SPSS-23 software at a significant level of α = 0.05. The average score of nurses' social health was 64.43 ± 6.37. The social cohesion component with the mean of 3.52 ± 1.02 was the highest and the social flourishing component with the mean of 3.05 ± 0.8 in the social health dimensions. There was a significant relationship between educational level variables (F = 2/28, P = 0.001) and employment relationship (F = 1/40, P = 0.03) with social health level. Also, there was a significant statistical relationship between gender variables (t = 1.16, p = 0.02) and marital status (t = 0.21, p = 0.04). The social health of nurses was estimated to be "good." However, in order to promote this level of health to an "excellent" level, the implementation of educational interventions on social health among nurses in hospitals is recommended.