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:: Volume 7, Issue 1 (Fedruary-March 2018) ::
JHPM 2018, 7(1): 27-33 Back to browse issues page
Correlation of Quality of Work Life with Demographic Characteristics of Employees of Rehabilitation Education Centers in Zanjan
Farideh Yaghmaei , Masoumeh Naderlou , Sahar Mohajeri , Sousan Raufi Kalachayeh
Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, Iran
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Introduction: The quality of work life of employees is one of the important factors in organizations. The aim of this study is to determine the correlation between the quality of work life and demographic characteristics of employees of rehabilitation education centers in Zanjan.
Methods: The present research is descriptive-correlation study. In this study, the statistical population consisted of employees of rehabilitation education centers in Zanjan in 2014. 100 out of 13 day and day centers, 11 specialized clinic centers and 4 home visits were selected. The method of sampling was census. The data were collected with "Quality of Work Life Scale for Teacher of Student with Special Needs" with 61 items. Content validity index and reliability were measured by Cronbach's alpha methods. Data was analyzed by SPSS. 21.
Results: The interaction with students has the highest score (3.17) and the lowest score is job barriers. The average quality of life score is 3.81 ± 0.27. Based on the results, married people had a lower score in promotion and career participation(P<0.05). The quality of life and its dimensions are not related to gender, education, age and work experience (P> 0.05).
Conclusions: There is a correlation between the dimensions of quality of work life and some of the demographic characteristics of the employees of rehabilitation education centers. Therefore, considering the finding that occupational barriers have the lowest score, attention to this dimension of quality of work life of teachers of students with special needs, is very valuable.
 
Keywords: Quality of Life, Staff of Rehabilitation Education Centers, Quality of Work Life Scale for Teacher of Student with Special Needs, Demographic Characteristics of Employees
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: health management
Received: 2018/02/14 | Accepted: 2018/02/14 | Published: 2018/02/14
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