PMID- 27212818
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20160523
LR  - 20240325
IS  - 0972-6748 (Print)
IS  - 0976-2795 (Electronic)
IS  - 0972-6748 (Linking)
VI  - 24
IP  - 2
DP  - 2015 Jul-Dec
TI  - Quality of life of caregivers of mentally ill patients in a tertiary care 
      hospital.
PG  - 144-9
LID - 10.4103/0972-6748.181721 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: To explore the quality of life (QOL) and its association with 
      psycho-sociodemographic factors among caregivers of mentally ill patients in a 
      tertiary care hospital in urban India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sample consisted of 
      100 caregivers attending outpatient services in a tertiary care hospital. Data 
      was collected using World Health Organization QOL-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) 
      questionnaire. The higher score meant a better QOL. RESULTS: Of 100 caregivers, 
      66% were men, 47% were parents and 64% were literate. 52% of the caregivers were 
      providing care for 1-5 years. The mean total score of QOL of the study population 
      was 13.34 with the highest score 15.15 in the physical domain, followed by 12.75 
      in social, 12.96 in environmental, and 12.52 in psychological domain. In a 
      multiple linear regression model, caregiver's elderly age was significantly 
      associated most of the domains of WHOQOL. CONCLUSION: Caregivers of mentally ill 
      patients have diminished QOL levels. Studies measuring QOL among caregivers can 
      help initiate early intervention among the vulnerable caregivers. This study 
      would help in increasing the awareness among the professional health care 
      workers, to identify at risk caregivers. Health workers by providing better 
      health services and better psycho-education to the caregivers can improve their 
      QOL.
FAU - Basheer, Sabreen
AU  - Basheer S
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 
      Maharashtra, India.
FAU - Anurag, Khera
AU  - Anurag K
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 
      Maharashtra, India.
FAU - Garg, Rajat
AU  - Garg R
AD  - Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
FAU - Kumar, Raj
AU  - Kumar R
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 
      Maharashtra, India.
FAU - Vashisht, Shruti
AU  - Vashisht S
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, 
      Maharashtra, India.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - Ind Psychiatry J
JT  - Industrial psychiatry journal
JID - 101547239
PMC - PMC4866341
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Caregiver
OT  - World Health Organization quality of life
OT  - mentally ill patients
OT  - quality of life
EDAT- 2016/05/24 06:00
MHDA- 2016/05/24 06:01
PMCR- 2015/07/01
CRDT- 2016/05/24 06:00
PHST- 2016/05/24 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/05/24 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2016/05/24 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2015/07/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - IPJ-24-144 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/0972-6748.181721 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ind Psychiatry J. 2015 Jul-Dec;24(2):144-9. doi: 10.4103/0972-6748.181721.