Open AccessAssociation of quality of life of carers with quality of life and functional independence of stroke survivors
Author(s) -
Deepak Ganjiwale,
Jaishree Ganjiwale,
Shweta Parikh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.184637
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , stroke (engine) , affect (linguistics) , activities of daily living , gerontology , mental health , physical therapy , functional independence measure , social support , independence (probability theory) , psychiatry , nursing , psychology , mechanical engineering , statistics , mathematics , communication , engineering , psychotherapist
Stroke has a great impact not only on patients' but also on their caregivers' lives. Carers may experience high levels of burden that can result in deterioration of their health status, social life, and well-being. Association between quality of life (QOL) of carers and that of stroke survivors in Indian setting is not much researched.