title: Quality of life and job satisfaction of nurses.
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.
authors.affiliation: Marmara University, School of Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey. gcimete@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Güler
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cimete
authors.forename: Nimet Sevgi
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Gencalp
authors.forename: Gülbahar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Keskin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey