Asima Mehboob Khan, Rizwan Taj, Arfeen Fatima, Syeda Farhana Kazmi.
Quality of Life of Caregivers and Non Caregivers.
Ann Pak Inst Med Sci Jan ;11(1):35-9.

Objective: To explore the differences in quality of life of caregivers with patient of long-term disease and quality of life in a sample of noncaregivers within the same age range. Setting: The study was carried out in Islamabad. It was conducted over a period of two months. Study Design: A cross sectional comparative Materials & Methods: Thirty primary caregivers (who were taking care of patients for at least past 12 months) and thirty noncaregivers ranging from ages 40 years and above participated in the study. Flanagan QOL instrument was used to measure Quality of life of caregivers and noncaregivers, along with demographic sheet. Data was entered into SPSS and t-test was applied. Result: Mean score of caregivers on quality of life was found to be 60, whereas, mean for noncaregivers on quality of life was 93.27.Result shows that quality of life of caregivers is significantly different from non caregiver’s quality of life. Conclusion: A strong support for the hypothesis of the present study was. found, leading to conclusion that the quality of life of caregivers is highly influenced by caring a person (spouse).A well-designed, tailored intervention can make a positive, meaningful difference in caregiver’s quality of life.

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