AbstractObjective: To assess the level of dependency of dependent patients, to determine the relationship between level of dependency with Quality of living of caregivers of dependent patients, to determine association of caregiver’s Quality of living with level of dependency of dependent patients admitted in M.M.I.M.S & R Hospital Mullana, Ambala, Haryana.
Methods: Non Experimental research approach with correlational research design was adopted on the 100 caregivers of dependent patients suffering from chronic illness and admitted in M.M.I.M.S & R Hospital Mullana, Ambala, Haryana. Purposive sampling technique was used and data was collected by care dependency scale, WHO-QOL Questionnaire.
Result: The result showed that according to level of dependency 1/3rd of the patients (32%) were partially care dependent. Majority (89%) of the caregivers had little or no burden as a caregiver of dependent patients. The majority of caregivers (82%) were having poor quality of living. The caregivers of limited extent care dependent patients had the highest mean QOL score (80.04+11.77). Five areas of quality of living such as Global, Physical, Psychological, Social and Environmental shows Mean and Standard Deviation of Quality of living scores as, 5.44+1.38, 22.86+4.33, 19.5,19.17+3.81, 10.77+1.91 and, 21.00+5.14 respectively. There is positive correlation between care dependency and QOL of caregivers of dependent patients. There was no significant association of QOL of caregivers with the level of dependency of patients.
Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a significant relationship between quality of living and level of dependency.