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Job satisfaction is a significant factor in increasing the efficiency of staff, enhancing the quality of medical services, and achieving organizational goals.

The aim of this study was to determine and compare the level of job satisfaction among anesthesia and operating room staff.

This descriptive-comparative study was carried out on 152 anesthesia (71 individuals) and operating room staff (81 individuals) in Zanjan hospitals. Sampling was accomplished by census method. Job satisfaction was assessed using the JSS (Job Satisfaction Survey) in nine areas (Pay, Promotions, Supervision, Coworkers, Fringe Benefits, Contingent Rewards, Nature of Work, Operational Procedures and Communications). Data analysis was performed using SPSS 16 software. Descriptive and analytical statistics, including Fisherchr('39')s exact test and Mann-Whitney test, were analyzed as well.

Most of the participants were female (69.1%), under 30 years old (48.7%), and with a bachelorchr('39')s degree (75%). In general, job satisfaction of the majority of staff was moderate (75%). The mean job satisfaction in the areas of operational procedures (P=0.005), communication (P=0.027), and total score (P=0.042) in operating room staff was significantly higher than anesthesia staff; however, there was no statistically significant difference in other areas (P> 0.05).

Job satisfaction of anesthesia staff was lower in terms of operational procedures, communication, and total score; therefore, it is suggested that managers and authorities take this issue into account and take appropriate measures to improve the job satisfaction of staff in the mentioned areas.

Chronic kidney failure has a serious effect on the patients' quality of life. Nowadays, humans are not only inclined to live longer, but also they are demanding improvements in quality of life. it may be possible to improve the quality of life of those patients by low cost, easy and A little bit of a complication methods such as dialysis fluid cooling . This study was a clinical trial that randomized, crossover and double-blind. 42 hemodialysis patients were divided into two groups: 20 and 22 patients. Then, the first group received standard hemodialysis (37°c) for four weeks and simultaneously the second group received cold hemodialysis (35°c). In the second four weeks, the type of hemodialysis was changed. During this time, quality of life was assessed three times, before the study, after the completion of the first four weeks and second four weeks with using a short questionnaire of 36 quality of life questions (SF-36). For statistical analysis SPSS22 and Mann-Whitney and Friedman statistical tests were used at the significant level of P <0.05. The results showed that 45.2% of the samples were male and 54.8% were female.. After the first four weeks, the average quality of life in the cold and standard stage was 73.45 and 44.30, and after the second four weeks was 79.83 and 48.51, respectively. This means that cold hemodialysis significantly has improved quality of life based on health (P <0.001). Cold hemodialysis can improve the quality of life based on health in hemodialysis patients.