Middle Eastern Journal of Disability Studies

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Pazan F, Esfahani Asl M. Hardiness Training on Life Satisfaction, Job Burnout and Quality of Life among the Female Employees of Ganjavian Hospital of Dezful. MEJDS 2019; 9 :100-100
URL: http://jdisabilstud.org/article-1-1602-en.html

Background & Objective: The contribution of women to a society's transition is undeniable, so when it comes to women's issues, life satisfaction is one of the most important elements, life satisfaction refers to the personal attitudes toward life situations. Women are more likely to feel burned out by work, which causes a lack of motivation. The other important aspect among women who have a job is the quality of life, which means how someone perceives physical and psychological and social health. Training hardening can improve resistance in facing job's troubles. High hardiness level in person means high compatibility; this is the key to facing life challenges with patience. This study aimed to investigate Hardiness Training on Life Satisfaction, Job Burnout, and Quality of Life among the Female Employees of Ganjavian Hospital of Dezful.
Methods: The research type was semi-experimental with a pre-test, post-test designed with a control group. The population of this study was all women employees of Gonjvyaneh Hospital. The sampling method was available. They assigned in two groups, each group 15 participants. Inclusion criteria were in at least one year of work, no psychological disturbances, and a lack of counseling services outside of hard habits during the course. The research instruments include Life satisfaction questionnaire (Dinell et al., 1985), Burnout Questionnaire by Master and Jackson (1981), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (1996), which completed by the participants at the beginning (pre-test) and the end of the training (post-test). The hardiness training of the Cuban Sah model (2008) conducted on the experimental group in eight sessions (each session 45 minutes) three times a week. There was no intervention in the control group. The gathered data analyzed through MANCOVA.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the two groups in terms of life satisfaction (p<0.001), job burnout (p=0.007), and quality of life (p<0.001) after training.
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, it can be said that hard training can increase life satisfaction, quality of life and decrease academic burnout in female staff of Ganjavian Dezful Hospital.