IMPACT OF ECONOMIC STATUS ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE by Shahin Ghani, and Bhupinder Singh
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Care giving, a multifaceted and complex phenomenon involves long term functional and financial care of patients. A caregiver is defined as an unpaid relative or friend who assists the patient with their daily living. As he undergoes the heavy demand, pressures and responsibilities of caring, coordinating and managing the life of a patient it may have a major impact on the caregivers life due to the burden and stressors associated with the job and can lead to distress, depression, hypertension, pessimism, negative health effects and even burnout in few of them. Impact of this tedious role and change in lifestyle can affect the caregivers well being and quality of life over a period of time. The burden and perceived stress associated with the physical, emotional, social and financial consequences of caring may result in further aggravating the problem. Such taxing circumstances that restrict lifestyle and affect the general well being of caregivers is further enhanced by the socioeconomic limitations and resultant lack of support systems. As such the present study was undertaken to investigate the impact of socioeconomic differences on the quality of life (QOL) in caregivers of Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee patients (n= 100), a degenerative disease including a group of mechanical abnormalities involving degradation of joints. The WHO QOL-BREF questionnaire containing 26 items was used to assess the 4 quality of life domains: physical health, psychological state, social relationships and environmental well being in caregivers. The data were analyzed by applying ‘t’ test. The results revealed significant difference between caregivers belonging to high socioeconomic strata and low economic with caregivers from the former group displaying better quality of life compared to the latter. The finding seems to imply that socio economic differences do indeed play a crucial role in the well being of caregivers of patients with a crippling disorder such as osteoarthritis of the knee.
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Journal of Indian Health Psychology Vol. 7, No. 2, March, 2013