title: Investigation of the effect of self-efficacy levels of caregiver family members of the individuals with schizophrenia on burden of care.
abstract: Sixty-two individuals with schizophrenia and their families were part of a descriptive study that investigated the effect of self-efficacy levels on the burden of care, using family member caregivers of schizophrenia patients. Data were collected using a questionnaire on the descriptive characteristics of patients and their families, the Self-Efficacy Scale, and Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale. The results for caregivers indicated a total mean self-efficacy score of 76.4±17.76 and a total mean of burden of care score of 68.64±18.60. A negative significant relation was discovered by looking at the correlation between the total mean scores (r=-.260, p<0.05). These results indicate that the burden of care decreases with the increasing level of self-efficacy in caregiver family members.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. Electronic address: haticedurmaz_25@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Durmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. Electronic address: a.okanli@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okanlı
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000451:nursing*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey