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The Effectiveness of Quality of Life Therapy on Improving Relationships With Coworkers, and Reducing Work-Family Conflicts Among the Personnel in Alzahra Medical Education Center, Isfahan, Iran Publisher



Maher R1 ; Yousefi Z2 ; Arman S3
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  1. 1. Department of Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University AND Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Education and Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan Branch), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Journal of Isfahan Medical School Published:2018


Abstract

Background: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of quality of life therapy on improving relationships with coworkers, and reducing work-family conflicts among the personnel in Alzahra Medical Education Center, Isfahan Iran. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest, posttest, and follow-up method and control group. The statistical population of this research included all employees of Alzahra in Isfahan. The sample consisted of 30 employees who were selected non-randomly, and randomly assigned to two equal groups of experimental and control. The experimental group received 9 treatment sessions of one and a half hours, under the training of quality of life therapy, while the control group did not receive any treatment. In the pretest, posttest, and follow-up period, both groups completed the relationships with coworkers scale, and the 18-item questionnaire on work-family conflict. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive (means and standard deviations) and inferential statistics (repeated measures analysis of variance). Findings: The quality of life therapy significantly improved the relationships with coworkers (F = 33.198; P < 0.001), as well as the work-family conflict (F = 10.480; P < 0.001) in experimental group, compared to control group. Conclusion: The results showed that quality of life therapy has an effect on improving relationships with coworkers, and reducing work-family conflicts. © 2018, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences(IUMS). All rights reserved.
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