Quality of life associated factors in Chileans hospitals nurses.

This study is focused on knowing the Quality of Life of hospital nurses, and associated factors. People surveyed are composed of 100 female nurses from a hospital, eighth region, Chile. The measuring method is a questionnaire--oriented to know bio-social-demographic variables that influence nurses--and the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life measuring scale, validated in Chilean population. Results show that Domain Social Relationship (mean=77.38) is perceived as the best by female nurses, and Physical as the worst (mean=54.56). Global Quality of Life is seen as "Good" (mean=3.99) and Health Quality of Life is perceived as "Conforming" (mean=3.97). Variables predicted for Quality of Life are: age, couple situation and night shifts. Given the results, being a female nurse, and her threefold role; new studies for deeper research, especially on those variables that were not statistically relevant, are suggested.