A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE PREPAREDNESS, COPING ABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF CARE GIVERS OF CANCER PATIENTS ADMITTED IN MOHAN DAI OSWAL HOSPITAL, LUDHIANA, PUNJAB
Author Name: Mrs. Rubia
Volume: 01 & Issue:
Country: INDIA
DOI NO.: 08.2020-24151598, DOI Link: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2020-24151598/
Affiliation:
- Associate Professor, MD Oswal College of Nursing, Ludhiana, Punjab, India E-Mail Id: rubia.sapra@yahoo.co.in
ABSTRACT
In 2008, the worldwide cancer incidence was an estimated 12.7 million, and 7.6 million cancer deaths are estimated to have occurred. Malignant neoplasms were the second leading cause of death and the projected number one cause of death in future would be cancer.The rising figure become a major challenge for care givers. Care givers act to support patient, facilitate treatment, and supplement roles that cancer patients are unable to fulfill due to cancer and its treatment. A quantitative research approach and Descriptive non-experimental research design has been adopted to conduct the study on 60 caregivers of cancer patients admitted in Mohan Dai Oswal Hospital, Ludhiana by using convenience sampling technique. The data was collected by using standardized tools. The pilot study was conducted on six care givers. The reliability of the tool was tested by using Karl Pearson’s co-relation formula; r1 (preparedness) = 0.8, r2 (coping ability) = 0.9, r3 (quality of life) = 0.9). Prior permission was obtained from Medical Superintendent of Mohan Dai Oswal Hospital, Ludhiana. Study results showed that the mean preparedness score was 24, the mean coping ability score was 61.45, and mean quality of life score was 62.33. Present study concluded that although there was maximum prevalence rate of cancer. But their care givers had maximum preparedness and coping ability to provide best care to their patients. Their quality of life was average.
Key words: Caregivers, knowledge, preparedness, coping ability, quality of life.
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