@2025 Afarand., IRAN
ISSN: 2008-2630 Iranian Journal of War & Public Health 2016;8(3):171-176
ISSN: 2008-2630 Iranian Journal of War & Public Health 2016;8(3):171-176
Comparison of the Quality of Life of Paraplegic Veterans and Disables; Case Study of Mazandaran Province, Iran
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Descriptive & Survey StudyAuthors
Tahmasebi H. (*)Abasi E. (1)
Zafari M. (1)
Darvish Gkezri H. (2)
(*) Nursing Department, Medical Faculty, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
(1) Midwifery Department, Medical Faculty, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
(2) Nursing Department, Medical Faculty, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
Correspondence
Address: Medical Faculty, Islamic Azad University, Khazar Square, Sari, IranPhone: -
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hthahmasebi@yahoo.com
Article History
Received: May 31, 2016Accepted: August 14, 2016
ePublished: August 31, 2016
ABSTRACT
Aims
The quality of life of any person is affected by disabilities. However, the effects are not the same in persons with disabilities due to the accidence and in the veterans. The aim of this study was to investigate, as well as compare between, the quality of life in the paraplegic veterans and non-veterans in Mazandaran Province.
Instrument & Methods In the analytic cross-sectional study, 29 paraplegic veterans, having been supported by the Martyrs and Veterans Foundation of Mazandaran Province, and 106 paraplegic persons, having been supported by the Welfare Organization of Mazandaran Province, were studied in 2015. The subjects were selected via stratified random sampling method. Data was collected by a demographic questionnaire, assessing age and the educational level, and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), assessing the quality of life. Data was analyzed by SPSS 16 software using independent T and Chi-square tests.
Findings The mean score of quality of life in the veterans (44.37±7.82) was significantly higher than the disables (36.57±7.94; p=0.0001). In addition, the mean scores of quality of life in the physical functioning, emotional role, mental health, social functioning, and general health in the veterans were significantly higher than the disables (p<0.05).
Conclusion The quality of life of the paraplegic veterans and non-veterans of Mazandaran Province is unfavorable. In addition, the quality of life of the non-veteran disabled persons is lower than the veterans.
Instrument & Methods In the analytic cross-sectional study, 29 paraplegic veterans, having been supported by the Martyrs and Veterans Foundation of Mazandaran Province, and 106 paraplegic persons, having been supported by the Welfare Organization of Mazandaran Province, were studied in 2015. The subjects were selected via stratified random sampling method. Data was collected by a demographic questionnaire, assessing age and the educational level, and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), assessing the quality of life. Data was analyzed by SPSS 16 software using independent T and Chi-square tests.
Findings The mean score of quality of life in the veterans (44.37±7.82) was significantly higher than the disables (36.57±7.94; p=0.0001). In addition, the mean scores of quality of life in the physical functioning, emotional role, mental health, social functioning, and general health in the veterans were significantly higher than the disables (p<0.05).
Conclusion The quality of life of the paraplegic veterans and non-veterans of Mazandaran Province is unfavorable. In addition, the quality of life of the non-veteran disabled persons is lower than the veterans.
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