The spinal cord is a devastating neurodegenerative condition that affects a patient’s quality of life as well as caregivers of patients including depression, anxiety, physical complaints, and decreased life satisfaction. Negative effects of providing care for a patient with a spinal cord injury included isolation, identity loss, and role shifts. This study will explore the impact of affective temperament traits on the quality of life (QoL) among caregivers of patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
Method: A Cross-Sectional Study. Non-probability Convenient Sampling was used to recruit the study participants. The data from 132 Caregivers of spinal cord injured patients were collected using questionnaires, including the TEMPS-A and QOL in 6 months.
Results:
We have taken 132 patient caregivers in total, out of 132 caregivers’ (n = 97), 73.5% were male, (n = 35), and 26.5% were female. Out of 132, 36 (27.3%) of the Caregivers were illiterate, 54 (40.9%) of the caregivers had completed education up to Matric, and 26 (19.7%) had completed their education up to the 12th standard, 16 (12.1%) had completed their education up to graduation level and then association with values. The correlation analysis reveals that there is no statistically significant relationship between temperament and quality of life (P=0.68, r=0.036, with P>0.05), indicating a weak correlation between the subdomains of temperament and quality of life
Conclusion: The study’s findings indicated that there is no association between temperament and the quality of life of caregivers
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