Examining Quality of Life and Caregiver Burden among Professional Caregivers in Geriatric Care Homes in India

Abstract

Older people often require professional support from caregivers due to health or family issues further increasing their dependency on others. Professional caregivers also experience burdens of different kinds. The present study aims to understand the quality of life of professional caregivers in older care homes. A mixed-method approach was followed wherein a survey was conducted from 36 caregivers and interviews were conducted from 5 caregivers to understand their motivations, challenges of working in an older care home. The survey consisted of demographic questions and items from Nurse Burden Scale by Sili et. al (2022). It was found that gender and work experience did not play a role in the quality of life of the caregivers as working at elderly care centers did not disturb their daily life and had no effect on them. The findings can be useful for organisations and centers to look after the well-being of professional caregivers to care for older people.