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The Relationship between Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Psychological Distress among Pdk Committees in Penang: A Preliminary Study

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Caregiver at Pusat Dalam Komuniti (PDK) around Malaysia are responsible to take care of differently-abled children.Most of them are contributing their energy on voluntary basis.They may be at risk of stress similar to other health-related helping professions.This research examines the relationship between the knowledge, self-efficacy, and psychology distress experienced by caregivers at PDK within Penang.32 caregiver trainees between the ages of 22 to 55 years old attended a Knowledge Transfer Program delivered by a certified occupational therapist.A questionnaire was provided at the end of the program to measure their knowledge, self-efficacy, and psychological stress.Pearson correlation shows a significant positive relationship between knowledge and self-efficacy (r = .308,p < .05)and more specifically with procedural efficacy (r = 468, p < .05).Moreover, a significant positive correlation was also found between support request efficacy and psychological distress (r = .362,p < .05).The findings suggest the importance of increasing the knowledge of caregivers especially in health-related helping profession through various programs to increase their belief of their ability to care for the differently-abled children and consequently safeguard the caregivers' well-being.

Source: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

DOI: 10.6007/ijarbss/v11-i10/11501

Authors: Qarem Mohamed Mustafa, Siti Nur Fadzilah Muhsain, Muhammad Azwan Azri, Kartini Ilias, Muhammad Iqbal Shaharudin

Institutions: Universiti Teknologi MARA System, Universiti Teknologi MARA

Language: English

Topic: Family and Disability Support Research

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3210097022