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Exploring Differences with Reference to Quality of Life and Coping Styles among Caregivers of Patients Suffering from Thalassemia Major on the Basis of Demographics of the Caregivers


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1 National Institute of Psychology Quaid e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
2 Department of Clinical Psychology Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan
     

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Approximately nine million carriers of B- thalassemia have been found in Pakistan which has made it the most genetically common disease in the country. The objective of this research was to explore the differences with reference to quality of life and coping styles among caregivers of patients suffering from thalassemia major on the basis of demographics of the caregivers. The sample for the present study consisted of 202 (Men=102; Women“100) caregivers of patients suffering from thalassemia major. Data was collected from caregivers of patients suffering from thalassemia major from two different institutes i.e. Thalassemia center, Rawalpindi and Fatimid foundation, Lahore. Urdu versions of World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Brief and Brief Cope were used. One way Anova and Post Hoc analysis were run to fulfill the obj ective of the study. Results of the study showed significant differences on the basis of demographic variables that included age, education, monthly income and family system.

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Thalassemia, Quality of Life, Coping Style, Caregivers.
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Authors

Saira Majid
National Institute of Psychology Quaid e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
Ayesha Zafar
Department of Clinical Psychology Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract


Approximately nine million carriers of B- thalassemia have been found in Pakistan which has made it the most genetically common disease in the country. The objective of this research was to explore the differences with reference to quality of life and coping styles among caregivers of patients suffering from thalassemia major on the basis of demographics of the caregivers. The sample for the present study consisted of 202 (Men=102; Women“100) caregivers of patients suffering from thalassemia major. Data was collected from caregivers of patients suffering from thalassemia major from two different institutes i.e. Thalassemia center, Rawalpindi and Fatimid foundation, Lahore. Urdu versions of World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Brief and Brief Cope were used. One way Anova and Post Hoc analysis were run to fulfill the obj ective of the study. Results of the study showed significant differences on the basis of demographic variables that included age, education, monthly income and family system.

Keywords


Thalassemia, Quality of Life, Coping Style, Caregivers.

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