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Abstract The burns patient suffered from a numerous of difficulties ranging from severe physical discomfort to psychological trauma, all of which have a negative impact on the care receiver and a bad influence on the caregiver’s psychological health. Aim: to assess psychological health and coping strategies among family caregivers of burn patients. Sample: A Purposive sample of 70 family caregivers attending with their patients. Setting: the study was conducted at burn clinic (management discharge) of al-Salam hospital in Port Said City. Research design: Researcher used a descriptive cross-sectional design. Tools: data was collected through using two different tools; the first tool Coping Strategies Scale consist of Personal characteristic and Brief Cope, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. The second tool was psychological health scale consist of Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Depression Inventory. Results: the caregivers had experience in caregiving ranged from 1 to 30 months with Mean ± SD10.41 ± 8.89, 62.9% of the caregivers are parents of burnt patients, and their age was between 18-70 years. A highly statistically significant association was found between the overall coping scoring and only the duration of caregiving role. Conclusion: the caregiving role could affect negatively on the psychological health. Caregivers’ psychological health is improved with efficient coping methods and strong social support. |