CORRELATION BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF STROKE PATIENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF INFORMAL CAREGIVER

SHARMILA DUDHANI; ANJALI SHETTY

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

CORRELATION BETWEEN FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF STROKE PATIENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF INFORMAL CAREGIVER

Sharmila Dudhani, Anjali Shetty

Abstract :

Background and objectives: Stroke survivors disabilities and caregiver’s quality of life has an impact on the care provided to the stroke patients. Thus the objective of the study is to correlate functional status of stroke patients with the quality of life of caregivers.

Method:, stroke patient’s functional ability was evaluated by therapist with Barthel Index. Caregiver’s quality of life was measured by using WHOQOL–BREF .The data collected from patients BI and caregivers WHOQOL–BREF score was sent for further analysis.

Results: There was a significant positive correlation of Barthel Index total score with all domains of WHOQOL BREF except social domain wherein it was positively correlated but not significant enough.

Conclusion:There was positive correlation of Barthel Index scores and the domains of quality of life of caregiver.