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J Nurs Care Qual. 2003 Apr-Jun;18(2):151-8. doi: 10.1097/00001786-200304000-00009.

Quality of life and job satisfaction of nurses.

Journal of nursing care quality

Güler Cimete, Nimet Sevgi Gencalp, Gülbahar Keskin

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  1. Marmara University, School of Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 12680602 DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200304000-00009

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a relation between job satisfactionand 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-BRIEE 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.

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