Relationship between well-being, quality of life and hope in family caregivers of schizophrenic people

Abstract

Objective: To measure and correlate the degree of psychological well-being, quality of life, and dispositional hope in family caregivers of schizophrenic people. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted with 117 relatives of schizophrenic people. We applied a questionnaire of sociodemographic variables was applied, and the instruments World Health Organization 5-Item Well-Being (WHO-5), World Health Organization Quality of Life Abbreviated (WHOQOL-Bref), and Dispositional Hope Scale. We used The Kruskal Wallis, Jonckheere-Terpstra, and Spearman correlation tests at the level α <0.05. Results: It was possible to observe statistical significance when comparing schooling and age with Disposal Hope; and when comparing the scales used. Conclusion: The study considered that well-being, quality of life, and hope are variables that negatively influence caregiver burden, suggesting schooling as an inverse correlation variable with Dispositional Hope.

Investigating the relationship between quality of life and hope in family caregivers of hemodialysis patients and related factors

“…The present study aimed to determine the relationship between quality of life and hope in caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis and associated factors. According to the results, there was a direct and significant relationship between hope and quality of life, which follows the results of other studies [ 24 , 25 ].…”

“…Evidence shows that female caregivers (mostly mothers and spouses) and those at higher ages had a lower quality of life [ 9 ]. In another research, there was a reverse relationship between the age of caregivers with quality of life of family caregivers of patients undergoing hemodialysis [ 25 ]. In the present study, caregivers with lower levels of education had significantly lower quality of life.…”

“…This may be because a higher level of education will increase a person’s awareness and skills about improving lifestyles and problem-solving skills, and ultimately lead to an improvement in quality of life. In the study of Francisquini and Rha, there was a direct relationship between higher education and better quality of life [ 25 , 26 ]. However, according to the Shdaifat study, there was no significant difference in quality of life in terms of education [ 18 ].…”

“…This may be because people with higher education are more likely to succeed and achieve their goals and have more hope for the future. In another research, there was a direct relationship between a higher level of education and hope in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and patients on hemodialysis [ 25 , 31 ]. In the present study, the level of hope in caregivers in different groups did not differ significantly in terms of caregiver and patient gender, marital status and type of insurance.…”

Quality of Life among Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Renal Failure Undergoing Hemodialysis in Duhok City

“…The QOL was significantly higher among younger age, implying that as the caregiver ages his QOL declines, due to physical difficulties and decreased physical capabilities. this result is consistent with (Francisquini et al, 2020). Moreover, a systematic review done by (Sajadi et al, 2017) reported that there was a significant difference between age and QOL.…”