DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2017.v05i09.056

Pages: 3793-3798

Caregivers of young children with disabilities are faced with ongoing challenges affecting various aspects of their life. Little is known about their quality of life (QOL). The overall aim of this study is to assess the QOL of caregivers of children with mental retardation and compare it with that of normal children caregivers. Sample is collected from caregivers of children attending OPD of Niloufer children hospital, Hyderabad using semi structured intake proforma and WHOQOL BREF scale. As a whole QOL of caregivers of mentally retarded children is significantly affected (p= <0.05) with caregivers of children with profound illness most effected current findings provide evidence for importance of family focused approach to intervention to provide support to such families in need of it.