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Authors
Affiliations
1 College of Nursing /University of Baghdad, Dean .College of Nursing / Warith al-Anbiyaa University, IQ
Source
Medico-Legal Update, Vol 20, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 776-783
Abstract
The purposes of the study to assess the impact of caring children with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 upon mothers. A descriptive study was conducted at Specialized Center for Endocrinology and Diabetes in Baghdad City. To achieve the objectives of the study, a (Convenience) samples of (50) mothers who have children with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1. Data were collected by an application of direct interview as a means of data collection. The results indicated that mothers of diabetic children are experiencing a moderate level of burden regarding care of their children (86.5%), in which they are experiencing a moderate psychological and social burden (61.5% and 51.9%), while they show moderate to high financial burden of care for their children (40%). The study concluded that child with Diabetes Mellitus Type I are experiencing a moderate impact on their mothers.
Keywords
Burden, Caring, Diabetes Mellitus Type1, Mothers
