Capital & province quality of life: social support and psychological well-being predictors

Abstract

Background: The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship among Perceived Social Support, Psychological Well-being and QoL sub-domains in capital and province inhabitants. The aim was to explore the dimensions predicting QoL in the two populations, looking for differences. Methods: A between groups questionnaire design was used. The sample consisted of 109 healthy Greek adults from Eastern Central Greece. The groups were divided into Capital and Province, with age range 19-81. The measures employed included World Health Organization Brief Quality of Life Assessment Scale, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Findings: Multiple Regression analyses revealed that for the Capital group, Significant Others predict total QoL and Stress predicts the Psychological & Physiological domains. For the Province group, Significant Others & Family predict Social Relations and Depression predicts the Psychological & Physiological domains as well as Overall Health & total QoL. Discussion: The findings revealed community size differences involved in QoL. These suggest the need for further research and tailored interventions, targeted at particular groups even when considered to belong to the same population.