Status of available social support and quality of life of primary caregivers of dependent elderly.
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2021
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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The purpose of this study was to explore the status of available social support to primary
caregivers and the impact of caregivers’ burden upon the quality of life of primary caregivers
of dependent elderly. The sample for the study comprised 60 primary caregivers who were
solely responsible for taking care of their dependent elderly. The sample was nonproportionate
in terms of gender. A self-structured personal information sheet, Katz Index of
Independence in Activities of Daily Living (Katz et al 1963), Lawton-Brody Instrumental
Activities of Daily Living Scale (Lawton & Brody 1969), Zarit Burden Interview Scale (Zarit
et al 1980), World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHO 1997) and a
Semi-structured Observation-cum-interview Schedule were used to collect the relevant data.
The results revealed that majority of primary caregivers received poor social support from the
diverse sources such as family, friends, relatives etc. as well as lacked satisfaction across
dimension-wise available social support through family relationships, social relationships,
financial assistance, caregiver-elderly interactions and socio-emotional assistance. A major
proportion of primary caregivers reported to be experiencing severe burden of stress and poor
quality of life. Further, statistically significant association was found between available social
support and domains of quality of life of primary caregivers. A statistically significant
negative correlation existed between domains of quality of life as well as dimensions of
available social support and the stress being experienced by primary caregivers. Whereas,
statistically significant positive correlation was observed between domains of quality of life
and dimensions of available social support to primary caregivers. Furthermore, regression
analysis revealed a significant positive contribution of available social support on quality of
life of primary caregivers in contrast to significant negative contribution of available social
support on stress being experienced by the primary caregivers and caregivers’ stress on their
quality of life.
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Kalia, Parul (2021). Status of available social support and quality of life of primary caregivers of dependent elderly. (Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.