Quality of Life and Related Factors in Yazd in 2012

Introduction: Quality of life is positive or negative evaluation of the characteristics of a personʹs life and a personʹs overall satisfaction with their lives, according to the goals and expectations it is the ideal goal for health care and evaluates the effect of health on life. This study assessed quality of life of people over 18 years old in Yazd city. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study on 352 people over 18 years old living in households was conducted in the city of Yazd in 2011. Cluster sampling was performed according to the Yazd’s health center and for measuring quality of life WHOQOW-BREF questionnaire was used. Results: The mean scores for quality of life dimensions were 12.99±2.76 for physical health, 13.23±2.58 for mental health, 13.15±2.92 for public health and 12.54±2.32 for environmental health. Quality of life in people with chronic diseases was lower than the healthy people (P < 0.001). There was an inverse relationship between BMI and quality of life score, and there was a direct correlation with income and housing infrastructure (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Quality of life in people with chronic diseases was lower than the healthy people. The creation of health care teams to provide supports in the field of physical, psychological, social services for People and also to guide them to having better life in all dimensions can be effective for improving quality of life.