Status of available social support and quality of life of primary caregivers of dependent elderly.

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dc.contributor.advisorSaini, Sarita
dc.contributor.authorKalia, Parul
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-08T09:27:37Z
dc.date.available2021-09-08T09:27:37Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKalia, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810175498
dc.keywordsPrimary Caregiver, Caregiver stress, Available Social Support, Quality of Life, Dependent Elderlyen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages126en_US
dc.publisherPunjab Agricultural University, Ludhianaen_US
dc.research.problemStatus of available social support and quality of life of primary caregivers of dependent elderlyen_US
dc.subHuman Development and family studiesen_US
dc.themeStatus of available social support and quality of life of primary caregivers of dependent elderlyen_US
dc.these.typePh.Den_US
dc.titleStatus of available social support and quality of life of primary caregivers of dependent elderly.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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