relationship between spiritual well-being and quality of life among the elderly people residing in Zahedan city [South-East of Iran]

Introduction: Regarding the increasing number of elderly people, their quality of life becomes more important. Spiritual well-being is one of the most important aspects of health status which has often been neglected in some nations. This study aims to identify the relationship between spiritual well-being and quality of life among the elderly people residing of Zahedan city in 2016

Methods: This is a cross-sectional and correlational study. The study's sample included 117 elderly people residing in Zahedan city in south-east of Iran who were recruited through Population-based cluster random sampling. The required data was collected by Spiritual Well-Being Scale of Paloutzian and Ellison and health survey questionnaire [SF36] and analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient, ANOVA, and t-test by the use of SPSS software, version 19

Results: The mean score of quality of life was [58.2 +/- 6.25]. Women's quality of life was significantly lower than men's [p = 0.04]. The mean score of spiritual well-being was [88.98 +/- 7.35]. Moreover, there was a positive correlation between quality of life and both spiritual [p = 0.04, r= 0.42] and religious well-being [p = 0.043, r = 0.41]

Conclusion: Regarding the low levels of quality of life especially in elderly women, it is recommended that more attention should be paid to this group of the society .Awareness of the importance of spiritual well-being in taking care of these people is highly recommended

study on attitude of pregnant women with intention of elective cesarean based on theory of planned behavior

The purpose of this research was to study the attitudes of pregnant women with intention of elective cesarean section, based on the theory of planned behavior. This cross-sectional study was carried out on 150 pregnant women in their third trimester of pregnancy with an intention or decision to elective cesarean section, who were selected through probability sampling. The collection tool of information was a questionnaire based on the theory of planned behavior. In a majority of women, the attitude and the control of perceived behavior was weak or intermediate. The ANOVA test showed a significant statistical correlation between the means scores of attitude with education level and the control of perceived behavior with type of previous labor. Obedience incentive was based on physicians, mothers, and spouses' decisions, respectively. Continuous classes for training psychological skills and the preparation of mothers for delivery should be established to decrease the interest of pregnant women toward elective cesarean section.