Intervention Educational Program and Health- Related Quality of Life among Employee: A Semi Experimental Design Study

*Corresponding Author: eyedeh-Somayeh Kazemi. Diseases Unit, Chaloos Health Network, Chaloos, Iran. P.O.Box: 4661619373 ; Tel: +981152226160; Fax:+981152221635 ; Email: somayeh.kazemi7@gmail.com Introduction World Health Organization (WHO) defines Quality of Life (QOL) as an individual’s perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards, and concerns. It is a wide-ranging concept affected in a complex way by the person’s physical health, psychological state, personal beliefs, social relationships and their relationship to salient aspects of their environment (1). Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a broad term that contains an individual’s ability to function according to perceived well-being in social, mental, and physical areas of life. As well as, it is imaginable that all life areas also affect the ability to work, and general well-being cannot be separated from well-being at work (2). HRQOL is a typical example of a biopsychosocial construct, by its biological (i.e. physical functioning), psychological (i.e. mental health) and social aspects (i.e. social functioning) (3). HRQOL is generally divided into measures of physical functioning and emotional well-being (4). Quality of Life is a critical concept with major importance in the life of an employee which shows an appropriate balance between work and personal life, organizational productivity and job satisfaction (5). In fact, employees with the poorest mental health have a strong intention to retire early (6, 7). Work-related stress is highly Aims: Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) is an important outcome of health in different aspects of physical, mental and social dimensions. This study aimed to assess the effects of an educational program on HealthRelated Quality of Life among employees HRQOL of employees working in Shariati hospital affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). Method and Instrument: This was a semi-experimental study with a pre-post design study. Participants included employees of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The sample size was 31 employees who were randomly selected from all working employees in the hospital. Selected employees were provided with two 60-minute session workshop as educational program. Data collected using demographic questionnaire and Short form of Quality of Life questionnaire (SF-36) at the begriming of the study and at 3month follow up. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical tests (paired T-Test). Findings: Totally 31 employees with mean age of 40 ± 9.04 were participated in the study. Comparing HRQOL dimensions of the studied participants before and after intervention indicated the improvement of dimensions as Role physical (P=0.01), Bodily pain (P= 0.04), General health (P= 0.04), Vitality (P= 0.008), Role emotional (P= 0.03), and Mental health (P= 0.003). However, there were no significantly increase in physical function and social function (P>0.05). Conclusion: Finding of this study showed the educational program could be effective for improving the employees’ HRQOL.