Abstract

The study examined the relationship between burden of care and well-being of familial caregivers of children with seizure disorders. The study was carried out in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The design adopted for the study was a descriptive survey research design of the ex-post facto type. Two hundred and forty (240) participants were selected through purposive sampling technique. They comprised 45 male and 195 female caregivers, whose ages are between 25 and 60 years. Burden of Care and Caregivers Well-being Questionnaire (r = 0.874) was used to collect data for the study. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data were analyzed using t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). The study established that there was no significant difference in the burden of care in male and female familial caregivers (Cal.t = .060, DF = 237, p(.952) >.05). The study also established that there was a negative significant relationship between burden of care and psychological well-being of caregivers of children with seizure disorders (r = -.288, n = 239, p <.05). Furthermore, the study revealed that there was a positive significant relationship between burden of care and social wellbeing of caregivers of children with seizure disorders (r = .309, n = 239, p <.05). Lastly, the study showed that there was a positive significant relationship between burden of care and economic well-being of caregivers of children with seizure disorder (r = .4166, n = 239, p <.05). Based on these findings, the study recommended that health care professionals should provide adequate psycho-social interventions for caregivers of children with seizure disorders to enhance their well-being.