The Relationship Between Stress and Quality Life of Women Working in the Washing Tape of Magnesite Mine and Home Women

• Main Authors: Burcu KÜÇÜKKAYA, Hatice KAHYAOĞLU SÜT
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Galenos Publishing House 2021-04-01
• Series: Bezmiâlem Science
• Subjects: home women; magnesite mining; quality of life; stress; working women
• Online Access: http://bezmialemscience.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/the-relationship-between-stress-and-quality-life-o/47238
• ISSN: 2148-2373; 2148-2373

Objective:To explore the relationship between stress and quality life of women working in the washing tape of magnesite mine and home women.Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted in Eskisehir on total of 288 women that working women in the washing tape of magnesite mine (n=144, group 1) and home women who took municipal courses at two townhouses (n=144, group 2) completed structured questionnaire form with personeal features and work status, World Health Organization Short Form of Life- Turkish Version (WHOQOL-BREF-TR) and Depression-Anxiety-Stress scale (DASS-21).Results:There was a statistically significant difference between physical, psychological, social and environmental dimensions that are sub-dimensions of WHOQOL-BREF-TR between groups and depression, anxiety and stress which are sub-dimensions of DAS-21 Short Form of groups. There was a correlation between physical, psychological, social and environmental sub-dimensions of WHOQOL-BREF-TR and a stress sub-dimensions score of DAS-21 Short Form of group 1 and 2.Conclusion:While the quality of life of the women working in the washing band of magnesite mine was determined lower than the housewives, the stress status was higher.