Study and Comparison of General Health, Quality of Life and Life Expectancy in Deserted and Normal Women

Abdollah Ahmadi, S. Abdolvahab Samavi, Ali Akbar SheikhiFini

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The present study was conducted aiming to study and compare the general health, quality of life and life expectancy in deserted and normal women. For this purpose, a sample of 70 women (35 deserted women and 35 normal women) from the women supported by Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation were selected and studied using The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), The World Health Organization Quality of Life and the Snyder's Hope questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the t-test. Results obtained from the t-test showed that there are significant differences between general health, quality of life and life expectancy in deserted and normal women.

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