Open AccessA cross-sectional study to assess the caregiver burden and the quality of life of caregivers of the patients suffering with psychiatric illness
Author(s) -
Pratiksha Gupta,
Poonam Bharti,
Shalu Bathla,
Angad Harshbir Singh,
Leezu Bhusri
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/ipj.ipj_228_20
Subject(s) - caregiver burden , psychiatry , quality of life (healthcare) , anxiety , cross sectional study , mental illness , medicine , mood , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , psychology , mental health , disease , dementia , nursing , pathology , psychotherapist
The impairment due to the psychiatric disorders makes the sufferer unable to become independent, therefore require long term support and care by their relatives. About 32% of years lived with disability (YLD) and about 13% of disability adjusted life-years (DALYs) is found in mental illness.