Health-Related Quality of Life of Women According to Their Employment Status Kadınların Çalışma Durumlarına Göre Sağlıkla İlişkili Yaşam Kaliteleri
Sakarya Medical Journal, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.283-293, 2022 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.31832/smj.956142
- Dergi Adı: Sakarya Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.283-293
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Employment status, quality of life, the status of women, women
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective The aim of this study was to assess the health-related quality of life based on the women's employment status. Materials and Methods The population of the study was composed of the women who applied to the Family Health Centers (FHCs) in the city center of Bingol. The questionnaire with two parts, which was prepared with the help of the literature review made by the researchers about the subject, was applied to the women meeting the inclusion criteria. The first part of the questionnaire includes the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and the second part includes the "Short Form Health Survey-SF-36". Results As the educational levels increased, the quality of life of the women enhanced. The Physical Functioning and Physical Role Functioning scores of the single women were significantly higher compared to their married counterparts (p<0.05). Physical Functioning, Physical Role Functioning, General Health, Vitality/Energy and Bodily Pain subscales of the health-related quality of life, were higher among the employed women. Conclusion The quality of life of the women participating in the study is moderate. Also, when the subscales’ scores of the quality of life scale were examined, it was observed that the quality of life scale score of the employed women was higher compared to the housewives, and the quality of life of the employed women who were single, had high educational levels, and were civil servants was higher compared to the other employed women.