An Assessment of Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Quality of Life among Primary Caregivers of Adults with Disabilities

Caregivers of adults with disabilities are experiencing various degrees of depression, anxiety and stress and they are significantly affecting their quality of life. The core objective of this research was to assess the levels of depression, anxiety, stress and quality of life among primary caregivers of adults with disabilities. The data are gathered from 271 primary caregivers of adults with disabilities through interview schedule. Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS 21) Scale and World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) are used. The findings explicate that major portion of primary caregivers of adults with disabilities have moderate depression and anxiety and extremely severe stress. Significant difference prevailed amongst depression and marital status, significant difference is noticed amongst anxiety and age, and marital status and significant difference is witnessed amongst stress and age and marital status of primary caregivers of adults with disabilities. Meanwhile, nearly two thirds of them are having high level of quality of life. Depression, anxiety and stress of primary caregivers of adults with disabilities is significantly and negatively related with their quality of life. Further, education is positively and significantly predicting quality of life of primary caregivers of adults with disabilities, while stress is significantly and negatively predicating quality of life of primary caregivers of adults with disabilities.