Author/Authors :
Safdari، Samira نويسنده Young Researchers Club, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran , , Tarkhan، Morteza نويسنده Psychology PhD Payamenoor University, AMIN Clinical building, Tonekabon, 4681989984, Iran , , Hatami، Ghasem نويسنده Department of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran ,
Abstract :
Aim of this study was to determine the relationship of happiness with quality of life in patients with multiple
sclerosis (MS). Study population consisted of all patients with MS in Zanjan and Qazvin cities that during first
quarter in 1391 had referred to MS Society Of above cities, among them 100 patients using a stratified random
sampling method were selected as sample size.
Used tools in this research were Oxford happiness inventory «OHI» (1989) and World Health Organization Quality
of Life Questionnaire (1889). Present study was of descriptive researches and research design was of correlation
type. In order to data analysis Pearson correlation and linear regression test were used. Results indicated that : This
research finding indicates the importance of relationship between happiness and quality of life of patients with MS
and happiness could explain high rate of changes in quality of life of MS patients.
