EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELFEFFICACY WITH CAREGIVER BURDEN AND ITS RELATED FACTORS IN CAREGIVERS OF PATIENTS WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER

Bipolar disorder is a severe and chronic psychiatric disorder that leads to impaired
occupational and social performance of patients. The patient experiences the negative consequences of
the disease, and also their caregivers experience an excess caregiver burden during their care. Caregivers'
sense of empowerment and self-efficacy can moderate the amount of caregiver burden imposed on them.
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and care pressure and
its related factors in caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder.
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional-correlation study was carried out on 70 caregivers of
patients with bipolar disorder referred to Razi Psychiatric Hospital in Urmia. The sampling method was
Convenience Sampling. A standard caregiver burden questionnaire (Zarit) and Sherer's General Selfefficacy
questionnaire were used to collect the required data. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-
22 software.
Results: 67/1% of the caregivers were female. The mean score of caregiver burden and self-efficacy of
the caregivers were 45/2 with standard deviation of 16/05 and 41/99 with standard deviation of 7/64,
respectively. Caregiver Burden was moderate and severe for 58.6% of the studied units. Also, 4.3% of
them had a good self-efficacy score. There was no significant relationship between caregiver burden
and self-efficacy status of caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder.
Conclusion: Generally, Caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder did not have adequate self-efficacy
and caregiver burden. Therefore, planning by nurses to improve caregivers' self-efficacy can be effective
in empowering them to manage conditions and problems related to bipolar patients