Document Type : original article
Authors
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Assistant Professor, Nursing Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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Pediatric Nursing master's student, Facualty of Nursing and Midwifery, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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Associate Professor, PhD of nursing. Nursing Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Scienses, Gorgan, Iran.
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Assistant Professor, Ph.D in Biostatistics, Deputy of research and technology, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
10.22038/jpp.2026.94648.5630
Abstract
Background: Caring for diabetic children causes caregiving pressure on parents, and caregiving pressure can cause high stress, depression, and low self-efficacy in caregivers. Accordingly, this study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between caregiving burden and self-efficacy in mothers of children with diabetes.
Methods: This is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study conducted on 167 mothers of children with diabetes referred to the diabetes clinic of Taleghani Educational and Medical Center, Gorgan in 2023. Data were collected using a random sampling method proportional to the volume. Demographic characteristics and Zarit and Berkeley self-efficacy questionnaires were used. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 23, and the significance level was set at 0.05.
Results: The findings showed that the mean age of mothers was 38.98±6.38 and the mean caregiving burden and self-efficacy were 30.01±11.10 and 83.91±8.33, respectively, indicating that they had a mild caregiving burden and high self-efficacy. There was a moderate inverse correlation between caregiving burden and mothers' self-efficacy (r=-0.378) and (p=0.000). A statistically significant difference was observed in mothers' caregiving with their employment (p=0.048) and education (p=0.027), and there was a weak and inverse correlation between caregiving burden and child age (p=0.001, r=-0.264) and with mother's age (p=0.002, r=-0.177(.Also, a statistically significant difference was observed in mothers' caregiving burden (p<0.001) and self-efficacy (p=0.025) by ethnicity.
Conclusion: According to the results, Therefore, it is necessary to pay special attention to these variables in mothers with children with diabetes so that they can perform more effectively in caring for their children
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