Factors predicting quality of life among family caregivers Of stroke survivors
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This predictive research aims to study quality of life of family caregivers of stroke survivors and determine the quality of life of family caregivers of stroke survivors.The samples were family caregivers of stroke survivors attending the outpatient departments of the Neurological Institute of Thailand and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society. The research tools consisted of questionnairesto collect personal data, quality of life, activities of daily living (ADLs), care burden, depression, family relationship, and social support. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s coefficients, and stepwise analysis of multiple regression.
The results of the research were as follows. Family caregivers of stroke survivors had a moderate quality of life with the mean scores of 95.89 (S.D. = 11.48). The factors predicting the quality of life of caregivers in survivors’ families with statistical significance at .05 levels were social support (Beta = .37), depression (Beta = -.24), and ADLs of survivors (Beta = .22). Predictive factors accounted for 33 percent of quality of life.
Conclusions: The findings are useful for the further development of nursing intervention programs to prepare family caregivers of stroke survivors appropriately in order to enhance good quality of life among these caregivers.
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