TY - JOUR JF - ijpn JO - IJPN VL - 6 IS - 5 PY - 2018 Y1 - 2018/12/01 TI - The Prediction of Quality of life Based on Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Communication Skills in Female Nurses TT - پیش بینی کیفیت زندگی بر اساس راهبردهای تنظیم شناختی هیجان و مهارت‌های ارتباطی در پرستاران زن N2 - Introduction: Quality of life affects all dimensions of life including personal, educational and professional aspects. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the factors affecting it. In this study, the quality of life was predicted based on the cognitive emotion regulation strategies and communication skills. Methods: The present study is descriptive and from among the correlation studies. The population includes female nurses working in the public hospitals of Kerman City in March 2016 – March 2017. 234 persons were selected by clustering sampling method. The research tools were the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-36), Communication Skills (CS-34) and Quality of Life (SF-12). Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression in level of significance 0.05 using the SPPS 20.0. Results: Results showed that there is a positively significant relationship between the cognitive emotion regulation and communication skills and quality of life (P = 0.001). Stepwise regression results indicated that the cognitive emotion regulation and communication skills predicts 48% and 39% of mental and physical dimensions, respectively, of quality of life (P = 0.001). Conclusions: In view of the significant role of the cognitive regulation strategies and communication skills in predicting the quality of life, it is suggested to train the emotion regulation and communication skills to the nurses through training workshops and classes, so that their lives enjoy a better quality. SP - 50 EP - 56 AU - Ghaemi, Fatemeh AU - Soltaninejad, Mehraneh AU - Khaje, Farzaneh AD - KW - Strategies KW - Cognitive emotion regulation KW - Communication skills KW - Quality of life KW - Female Nurses UR - http://ijpn.ir/article-1-1137-en.html ER -