Quality of Life for People Caring for Family Members with Disabilities

This paper presents preliminary results of an extensive measurement of conditions and factors shaping the QoL of people caring for a family member with (severe) disabilities. The control group represented persons caring for a child without a disability. Research has demonstrated significant differences in 47 of the 49 measured characters. In this paper, attention is paid to the comparison of the so called model person, ie comparing modus values measured in both groups. Even this indicator, despite the necessary degree of simplification, confirms the substantial differences in life (quality of life) of people caring for a family member with disabilities compared to the general population. By comparing the above values we can also trace critical areas of life for the monitored group of people.