fa بررسی کیفیت ‌زندگی‌ کاری پرستاران شاغل در بیمارستانهای آموزشی بیرجند در سال 1390 General پژوهشي Research Article Background and Aim: Work life quality is an outcome of work place variables which plays an effective role in elevating job satisfaction, maintaining nurses, and improving quality of work force services. This study tried to evaluate the quality of work life of nurses working in educational hospitals affiliated to Birjand University of Medical Sciences. &nbsp; Materials and Methods : This was a cross-sectional study, and the sample included all the 300 nurses working in Valiasr and Imam Reza educational hospitals. The two-part questionnaire included demographic and work life quality information and was based on Richard Walton&#39;s QWL model (7 options) with 30 questions. It was approved of by test-retest method, Pearson coefficient correlation of 0.72, and Cronbach&#39;s alpha of 0.65. Data were analyzed using SPSS (version 15.5) and the results were presented by descriptive statistics as well as ANOVA, Pearson correlation and independent t tests. &nbsp; Results : The mean score of nurses&#39; quality of work life was 40.79&plusmn;10.77 which is at the intermediate level. Work life quality frequency was high for 7%, moderate for 83.8%, and low for 10.3% . Quality of work life increased with age and work experience but decreased with overtime through the month (P < 0.05 ). &nbsp; Conclusion: Quality of work life was found to be at the intermediate level. To elevate it, group sessions in hospital wards can be recommended so that younger nurses can enjoy the experiences of more experienced nurses. Increase in nurses&#39; salaries and benefits are also suggested. quality of work life,nurses,Walton’s model 84 90 http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-347&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 marzieh mogharab مرضیه مقرب 10031947532846004085 10031947532846004085 No Instructor of Nursing (MSc), Faculty Member of Nursing and Midwifery School, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran مربی عضو هیات علمی، گروه پرستاری، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند. بیرجند، ایران HamidReZa Reyasi حمیدرضا ریاسی 10031947532846004086 10031947532846004086 Yes Assistant Assistant Professor(MD), Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Sciencesl, Birjand University of Medical Sciences. Birjand, Iran. Email: dr_riasi@yahoo.com. استادیار، گروه آموزشی اعصاب، دانشکده پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند. بیرجند، ایران. تلفن: 0561-4433002 پست الکترونیک: dr_riasi@yahoo.com hayedeh Hedayati هایده هدایتی 10031947532846004087 10031947532846004087 No Instructor(MSc), Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran مربی عضو هیات علمی، دانشکده پرستاری و مامایی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بیرجند. بیرجند، ایران Mahsa mogharab مهسا مقرب 10031947532846004088 10031947532846004088 No MSc Student of Midwifery, Gonabad Islamic Azad University, Gonabad, Iran دانشجوی کارشناسی رشته مامایی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی گناباد. گناباد، ایران