Page No 59-66
Anoushka Sharma, and Sundeep Kumar
Amity Institute of Behavioural & Allied Sciences (AIBAS),
Amity University Haryana
The present study evaluates the impact of social support on the quality of life of chronically
ill patients. The main objective of this study is to assess the nature of the relationship
between social support and the quality of life of chronically ill patients as well as
compare the quality of life of the patients receiving high and low social support. To
achieve the objectives of this study a comparative and correlational research design
was prepared. The study includes a total sample of 80 participants who were suffering
from chronic diseases and were within the age range of 18 to 55 years. Pearson’s
product-moment correlation and independent sample t-test were the statistical tools
that were applied to achieve the objectives of the study. After the data profiling and data
examination, a significant positive correlation was found between social support and
the quality of life of chronically ill patients. Furthermore, a comparative analysis between
the average scores obtained by patients receiving high social support and low social
support in various domains of quality of life i.e. physical well-being, psychological wellbeing, social relations, and environmental satisfaction was conducted. We found the
difference between the average quality of life of patients receiving high social support to
be significantly different from the average quality of life of patients receiving low social
support in all domains
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