• Basanti Hansdak

Background: Due to focus on community based care, there is increased responsibility on caregivers. This shift from hospital to community care places increased demands on family caregivers. Objective of the study: To assess the Psychological symptoms and examine its relationship with quality of life in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. Methodology: Thirty caregivers of patients with Schizophrenia were allotted and thirty non-caregivers OPD of RINPAS, during study period were purposively chosen for a sample of study. Both groups were compared on quality and life depression anxiety stress scale. Results: The quality of life was poor in schizophrenia caregivers as compared to the non-caregivers as well as most of the caregivers were suffered from psychological symptoms and the severity varied across the participants, whereas the normal subject did not experience any significant level of psychological symptoms.

Psychological symptoms and quality of life in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia

"Psychological symptoms and quality of life in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.1292-1301, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903K84.pdf

"Psychological symptoms and quality of life in caregivers of patients with schizophrenia", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp1292-1301, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903K84.pdf