Assessment of Psychosocial Functioning of Mothers of Children with Diabetes Mellitus Compared to Mothers of Healthy Children

Table 2

Individuals supporting the mothers of diabetic and healthy children.

Who provides you with reliable support in difficult situations?	Group
	mothers of diabetic children		mothers of healthy children
	N	%	N	%
husband/partner	28	46.7%	42	70%
immediate family	39	65%	42	70%
neighbours	4	6.7%	10	16.7%
friends	15	25%	19	31.7%
parents of diabetic children	10	16.7%	0	0%

The total % is not equal to 100, as the participants were free to check any number of answers.