BackgroundThe care demands of children with chronic diseases can affect caregivers’ health by imposing caregiving burden to them. The health status of caregivers plays a vital role in the quality of care provided to such children and in their quality of life.ObjectiveTo determine caregiving burden in caregivers and to identify relevant influential factors.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, a total number of 249 caregivers of children with chronic diseases who referred to hospitalization and ambulatory departments of Bandar Abbas, Iran in 2016 were selected using convenience sampling method. The main caregivers who were older than 18 years and provided care to a sick child for at least three months consecutively were included. Caregiving burden was measured using the Caregiver Burden Scale. Data was analyzed SPSS 16 using descriptive statistics, Spearman’s correlation coefficient and Mann-Whitney U test.ResultsMean score of caregiving burden was 1.98 which was close to moderate level. The highest caregiving burden was observed in general strain dimension (2.35), and cerebral palsy imposed the maximum burden to caregivers (2.24). Correlation coefficient revealed that perceived caregiving burden was in connection with children’s and caregivers’ age, duration of disease and caregiving, child’s level of disability, number of family members and income level (p<0.05). Mann-Whitney U test showed that female caregivers, villagers, and caregivers dealing with more than one patient experienced higher burden (p<0.05).ConclusionDifferent variables can increase caregiving burden. Therefore, planning for holistic and family-centered interventions to decrease caregiving burden is necessary for health care providers.

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Background:The prevalence of tobacco use, which is one of the important dimensions of the lifestyle of nurses, and the range of their job stress, have great effects on nurses' performance against patients. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between job stress and active and passive consumption of tobacco in nurses in teaching hospitals of Bandar Abbas in 2018. Methods: This was a descriptive-analytic study conducted on nurses using stratified random sampling in the emergency, critical care, and general and specialized wards. The OSIPOW Job Stress Questionnaire and a researcher-made questionnaire were used to examine the patterns of smoking after confirmation of validity and reliability.Results: Thirty-seven male and 183 female nurses participated in this study. The job stress rate was 179.15 ± 31.55 in men and 177.44 ± 24.39 in women. The frequency of active cigarette smoking in males and females were 10.8% and 9.3%, respectively. The relationship between job stress and active tobacco use in women was significant. In general and special wards, the relationship between job stress and passive cigarette use and active tobacco consumption were significant. Conclusions: According to the results of this study, the consumption of active and passive tobacco use in many cases is related to job stress in nurses. It is needed to reduce the job stress and its subsequent psychological and behavioral effects, as well as reduce the effects of passive tobacco consumption in future plans with controlling actions.