Abstract
This study is aimed at identifying how the burden of care of the elderly
patients suffering from dementia and physical disabilities is related to
mental health and subjective well-being of the family caregivers. In this
study, survey research design was used and data were collected through
convenient sampling from 100 caregivers of elderly patients with
dementia (n = 50) and physical disability (n = 50). Four tools were used;
The Caregiver Strain Index (Robinson & Price, 1982); General Health
Questionnaire (Goldberg, 1978); and The Subjective Happiness Scale
(Lyubomirsky and Lapper, 1999). Correlation and t-test were carried out
and findings showed a significant negative correlation between burden of
care and the caregiver’s quality of life. The caregivers of dementia
patients showed a significant decline in their mental health as compared
to the caregivers of patients with physical disability; however both the
groups did not show any significant difference in terms of burden of care.
Significant gender differences were noted in terms of depression. Further
results indicated that the caregiver’s education and occupation were
significant predictors of burden of care. The importance of the study lies
in the fact that the findings will be highly valuable in gaining insight into the psychological problems experienced by the family caregivers in
Pakistan
Sidra Shakeel, Shabbir Ahmad Rana, Najma Iqbal Malik. (2015) Burden of Care, Mental Health and Subjective Well Being of Family Caregivers of Elderly Patients, Pakistan Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, Volume 6 No.1, Volume 6.
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