Examination of The Relationship Between The Quality of Life and Comfort Levels of Caregıvers of Home-Care Patients

Objective: This research aimed to investigate the association between the quality of life and the comfort levels of caregivers providing home care to patients. Method: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 341 caregivers caring for home health patients affiliated to the health directorate of a province. Data were collected using the "Caregiver Recognition Form", "General Comfort Questionnaire" and "SF-36 Quality of Life Scale". SPSS 23.0 statistical software programme was used to evaluate the data. Results: In the research, it was observed that 73.3% of the caregivers were of the female gender, 78.9% were in a married status, 28.7% were spouses of the patients, 81.5% were not employed, 26.7% had no formal education, 28.2% had completed primary school, and 89.7% primarily provided physical support. A significant relationship was found between gender, marital status, education level, degree of relationship with patients and employment status and quality of life (p<0.05). İn addition, a significant relationship was found between gender, marital status, education level, type of relationship with patients and the presence of social security and comfort level (p<0.05). Conclusion: A significant and moderately positive relationship was found between the quality of life and comfort levels of caregivers (p<0.05). Eng