Caregiver Quality of Life: How to Measure It and Why

Woman and her son with Downs syndrome having fun outdoors

The authors review the concept of caregiver quality of life (QOL) and offer recommendations for choosing and implementing a screening workflow. They suggest that “further research is needed to guide development and standardization of supportive pathways for providers and clinical services based on QOL scores, such as recommended scoring thresholds for stepped care interventions.”