Quality of life among caregivers of chronic mentally ill patients in the marital dyads

Quality of life among caregivers of chronic mentally ill patients in the marital dyads

Background: Chronic mental illnesses can impact the life of the partners who care for the patients. Aims: The present study examined the quality of life (QOL) of respondents who were giving care to their spouses with schizophrenia. It also aimed to explore gender and age related differences in vario...

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Main Authors: Archana Shukla, Pooja Pandey, Tulika Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Archives of Mental Health
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key message: specific interventions sensitive to gender differences
gender ideologies and gender needs therefore need to be devised and implemented in the context of spousal chronic illness. keywords: quality of life; marital dyad; caregiver; chronic illness; schizophrenia
Online Access:http://www.amhonline.org/article.asp?issn=2589-9171;year=2013;volume=14;issue=2;spage=157;epage=163;aulast=Shukla;type=0

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