Data collection tools:
1. Demographic proforma of family care giver
2. Quality Of Life (QOL) questionnaire for family care givers
QOL of caregivers will be assessed by using QOLLTI-F (Quality of Life in Life-Threatening Illness – Family
Carer Version) was developed by Dr. Robin Cohen6 of the Division of Palliative Care, Departments of Oncology and Medicine, McGill University. The test-retest reliability for the QOLLTI-F Total score was 0.770.80 for the seven domain scores. Domains are carer’s own state, environment, carer’s outlook, quality of care, relationship, patient condition and financial. The tool was translated into Kannada language and reliability found r=.74