Quality of life and job satisfaction of nurses

Cimete G., Gencalp N., Keskin G.

JOURNAL OF NURSING CARE QUALITY, vol.18, no.2, pp.151-158, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/00001786-200304000-00009
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF NURSING CARE QUALITY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.151-158
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a relation between job satisfaction and quality of life (QOL) of nurses. The study was based on a sample of 501 nurses. job satisfaction was measured by means of the Short Form Minnesota Questionnaire and QOL by means of WHOQOL-BRIEF. The results demostrated a positive correlation between job satisfaction and QOL. It was also found that job satisfaction and QOL scores of nurses showed a significant difference according to their age, economic level, marital status, duration of working life, and position at work.