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The aim of this study is to determine the effect of informal communication on life satisfaction. The research is a cross-sectional research. The research was carried out in January-March 2019. Questionnaire method was used for the research. The survey results are analyzed in SPSS program. The research was conducted on a voluntary basis for people working in 2 hospitals that agreed to participate in the study from 3 chain hospitals in Kocaeli. A questionnaire was distributed to 500 people and 295 questionnaires that were returned to the research were valid. Informal Communication scale of the healthcare professionals in the research group friendship score average score high, fun score average score high, influence dimension average score middle, knowledge dimension average score high and the total score average of the Informal Communication scale was found to be high. In the study group, the average score of the Health Satisfaction Scale of the healthcare workers was found to be very high. Positive a relation was found between informal communication and life satisfaction. Informal communication affects life satisfaction.

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