Self-efficacy in the context of the care burden of informal caregivers

The aim was search for and analyze published researchs dealing with self-efficacy and care burden in informal caregivers and to assess whether there is a relationship between self -efficacy and care burden. The source of the obtained data were licensed and freely available electronic databases. Based on the set criteria, 13 foreign studies published in the period 2010- 2020 were included in the detailed analysis and subsequent processing. The results of the found studies have shown that lower self-efficacy is associated with higher care burden, increased stress, and a higher incidence of depressive syndrome in the informal caregivers. On the other hand high self-efficacy is related to the well-being of caregivers and the quality of life of patients. Self-efficacy appears to be an important phenomenon in influencing the care burden and therefore it is necessary to support caregivers to increase their self-efficacy. Appropriately chosen training and education can increase self -efficacy in various areas of care.