Given the importance of measuring QOL and the need for sound and efficient planning to improve and enhance the well-being of citizens, the objective of this study was to investigate QOL in rural areas of Tehran province, Iran. To this end, the relevant literature and secondary sources were used to develop a questionnaire whose validity was determined by a panel of experts. To the best knowledge of the authors, no similar study has assessed QOL in rural areas of Tehran province and none of them has compared objective and subjective QOL in rural areas. The findings showed that in terms of objective QOL, which indicates the minimum living standards, the villagers in Tehran province were in a moderate to high status, but in the subjective QOL, about 20% of the villagers were rated as poor. According to the findings, there was a significant difference between the residents of different rural areas of Tehran in terms of objective and subjective QOL at the 99% level, but the differences were not the same. This calls for policymakers’ attention. In this regard, policies should be put on the planning agenda to reduce rural migration by adopting a coordinated approach to rural and urban development and improving the physical and environmental conditions of rural communities to provide welfare services and reduce the disparity between urban and rural areas.

鉴于衡量QOL的重要性以及制定合理有效的计划以改善和改善公民福祉的需求，本研究的目的是调查伊朗德黑兰省农村地区的QOL。为此，相关文献和辅助资料被用于编制调查表，其有效性由专家小组确定。据作者所知，没有类似的研究评估德黑兰省农村地区的生活质量，也没有人比较农村地区的主观和主观生活质量。调查结果表明，根据客观最低生活质量（即最低生活水平），德黑兰省的村民处于中等至较高的地位，但在主观生活质量中，约有20％的村民被定为贫困。根据调查结果，德黑兰农村地区的居民在客观和主观生活质量上的差异达到了99％，但差异并不相同。这需要决策者注意。在这方面，应在规划议程中提出政策，以减少农村人口流动的方式，对农村和城市发展采取协调一致的方法，并改善农村社区的自然和环境条件，以提供福利服务并减少城乡差距。