Correlation of Social Support and Mother's Self-Management of Care for a Child with A Chronic Condition

Background: Mothers caring for children with chronic conditions often experience physical and psychological exhaustion, which affects their ability to master the required self-management skills. Social support is needed by mothers to master self-management of childcare with chronic conditions. Pur...

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Main Authors: Rinik Eko Kapti, Nurona Azizah, Aprilia Nur Kasanah, Luh Putu Tania Ambara Wati, Lilik Supriati, Ari Damayanti Wahyuningrum
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Published: Institut Ilmu Kesehatan STRADA Indonesia 2025-06-01
Series:Journal of Nursing Practice
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Online Access:https://thejnp.org/index.php/jnp/article/view/863
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author Rinik Eko Kapti
Nurona Azizah
Aprilia Nur Kasanah
Luh Putu Tania Ambara Wati
Lilik Supriati
Ari Damayanti Wahyuningrum
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description Background: Mothers caring for children with chronic conditions often experience physical and psychological exhaustion, which affects their ability to master the required self-management skills. Social support is needed by mothers to master self-management of childcare with chronic conditions. Purpose: To analyze the relationship between social support and maternal self-management Methods: This study used a quantitative descriptive method with a cross-sectional research design. Data collection used the Patient-Perceived Self-Management Tasks questionnaire and the MOS Social Support Survey Instrument by RAND. Both questionnaires had been tested for validity and reliability before being used. The population were mothers who care for children with chronic conditions. A total of 204 participants were included in this study. The sample was obtained using purposive sampling by approaching eligible mothers in pediatric inpatient wards at selected hospitals. Data analysis used the spearman correlation test. Results: This study shows that the greatest social support is from a partner, with an average of 83.25, and the lowest support is support from friends, with an average score of 61.24, while the average value of maternal self-management is 61.48. The results also show a relationship between social support, namely partner support, friend support and health worker support on self-management of mothers caring for children with chronic conditions, while there is no significant relationship between health worker support and self-management of mothers caring for children with chronic conditions. Conclusion: Health workers need to maximize the social support mothers receive so that mothers can master and practice adequate self-management to achieve optimal health for children with chronic conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-b30dfe0c1ced4d78bea76cecd7a2a02c2025-08-20T03:44:32ZengInstitut Ilmu Kesehatan STRADA IndonesiaJournal of Nursing Practice2614-34882614-34962025-06-018475276110.30994/jnp.v8i4.863840Correlation of Social Support and Mother's Self-Management of Care for a Child with A Chronic ConditionRinik Eko Kapti0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7016-0136Nurona Azizah1Aprilia Nur Kasanah2Luh Putu Tania Ambara Wati3Lilik Supriati4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8533-3319Ari Damayanti Wahyuningrum5https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6343-5382Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, East Java, IndonesiaNursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, East Java, IndonesiaStudent of Nursing Profession Program, Nursing Department, FacultyStudent of Nursing Profession Program, Nursing Department, FacultyNursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, East Java, IndonesiaDepartement of Nursing Science Widyagama Husada Health Science College, Malang, IndonesiaBackground: Mothers caring for children with chronic conditions often experience physical and psychological exhaustion, which affects their ability to master the required self-management skills. Social support is needed by mothers to master self-management of childcare with chronic conditions. Purpose: To analyze the relationship between social support and maternal self-management Methods: This study used a quantitative descriptive method with a cross-sectional research design. Data collection used the Patient-Perceived Self-Management Tasks questionnaire and the MOS Social Support Survey Instrument by RAND. Both questionnaires had been tested for validity and reliability before being used. The population were mothers who care for children with chronic conditions. A total of 204 participants were included in this study. The sample was obtained using purposive sampling by approaching eligible mothers in pediatric inpatient wards at selected hospitals. Data analysis used the spearman correlation test. Results: This study shows that the greatest social support is from a partner, with an average of 83.25, and the lowest support is support from friends, with an average score of 61.24, while the average value of maternal self-management is 61.48. The results also show a relationship between social support, namely partner support, friend support and health worker support on self-management of mothers caring for children with chronic conditions, while there is no significant relationship between health worker support and self-management of mothers caring for children with chronic conditions. Conclusion: Health workers need to maximize the social support mothers receive so that mothers can master and practice adequate self-management to achieve optimal health for children with chronic conditions.https://thejnp.org/index.php/jnp/article/view/863chronic conditions in childrenself-managementsocial support
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Nurona Azizah
Aprilia Nur Kasanah
Luh Putu Tania Ambara Wati
Lilik Supriati
Ari Damayanti Wahyuningrum
Correlation of Social Support and Mother's Self-Management of Care for a Child with A Chronic Condition
Journal of Nursing Practice
chronic conditions in children
self-management
social support
title Correlation of Social Support and Mother's Self-Management of Care for a Child with A Chronic Condition
title_full Correlation of Social Support and Mother's Self-Management of Care for a Child with A Chronic Condition
title_fullStr Correlation of Social Support and Mother's Self-Management of Care for a Child with A Chronic Condition
title_full_unstemmed Correlation of Social Support and Mother's Self-Management of Care for a Child with A Chronic Condition
title_short Correlation of Social Support and Mother's Self-Management of Care for a Child with A Chronic Condition
title_sort correlation of social support and mother s self management of care for a child with a chronic condition
topic chronic conditions in children
self-management
social support
url https://thejnp.org/index.php/jnp/article/view/863
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