title: Evaluation of Effective Indexes on Quality of Life Related to Health in Western Iran in 2013.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Today, indexes regarding longevity and life expectancy have increased; the most important issue now is how to spend time loving or in other words quality of life.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was aimed to evaluate effective indexes on quality of life related to health in western Iran in 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this cross-sectional research, 918 families were selected among different counties of Ilam Province by multi-stage clustering sampling. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire used to measure the general economic and quality of life: the SF-36 health status questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multivariate regression models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the study participants was 32.97 ± 9.5 years, and the mean score for their quality of life was 61.74 ± 12.31. There was a significant statistical relationship between people's quality of life and their marital status, province of residency, income, economic situation, and life satisfaction (P < 0.05). Also, there was a significant and inverse correlation between people's age and quality of life (r = 0.21), physical health summary (r = 0.21) and mental health summary (r = 0.08).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mean quality of life among the individuals studied was in the middle level, however, it is important to consider the different dimensions of their living situations, such as economic protections, social cooperation, ability to present suitable behaviors to solve problems, and living situation, especially among deprived people.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health and Nutritional, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Meysam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behzadifar
authors.affiliation: Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behzadifar
authors.affiliation: Prevention of Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mandana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saroukhani
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Kourosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sayehmiri
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delpisheh
keywords: Economic Factors; Health; Iran; Quality of Life