ABSTRACT
Objective[s]: As part of a study on health perception among Iranian people, the happiness with affected factors was assessed
Methods: This was a population-based study. A random sample of individuals aged between 18 and 65 years were entered into the study. Respondents were asked to rate a 5-point happiness scale indicating their own present happiness status. The data were analyzed descriptively. In addition logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between independent variables and happiness
Results: In all 27,883 individuals took part in the study. The mean age of respondents was 32.7 [SD=11.8] years. Overall 39.3% rated their happiness as 'neither much/nor low', 35.4% as 'much" and 3% as "Not at all". The findings showed that in addition to some demographic variables such as employment and income, the self-rated health was the most significant contributing factor to happiness [OR=7.82, 95% CI=5.32-11.48, P<0.0001]
Conclusion: The findings suggest that improving daily living conditions might help to improve happiness among the Iranian population
ABSTRACT
Objective: To understand different dimensions of quality of life in low income people of 4th estate of Tehran in comparisons with the general public at the same age in order to improve health related quality of life and provide more help for these people
Methods: Methods: This was a cohort study with a sample of 200 people in poverty and 200 people selected as a control group. Quality of life was assessed using SF-36 questionnaire .Data on age, sex, marriage state, educational level and occupational level collected
Results: Comparing quality of between low- income people and control group showed that low- income people had worse conditions in physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain, vitality, role emotional, physical and mental component scores. Both men and women in poverty group had worse condition in all dimensions except for general health and mental health
Conclusion: The finding showed that people in poverty status suffered from a poor health and quality of life