en عمومى General پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Purpose</strong>: This study aimed to evaluate the physical activity, functional capacity, and psychological well-being of mothers with physically and mentally disabled children and mothers without disabled children.<br> <strong>Methods</strong>: A total of 105 mothers living in Gaziantep &nbsp;city participated in this study. The mothers&rsquo; ages ranged from 23 to 59 years. The physical activity levels of the mothers were assessed using the international physical activity qquestionnaire-short form (IPAQ-SF), their functional capacities were measured using the 6-minute walk test (6-MWT), and their psychological well-being was evaluated using the Beck depression inventory (BDI).<br> <strong>Results</strong>: At the end of the study, the IPAQ total metabolic equivalent (MET) scores and 6-MWT walking distances were similar between groups (P>0.05). When comparing the total BDI scores, the psychological well-being scores of mothers with non-disabled children were significantly lower than those of mothers with disabled children (P<0.05).<br> <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Mothers of physically or mentally disabled children had similar scores in terms of physical activity and functional capacity compared to mothers without disabled children; however, their psychological well-being scores were worse.</div> Mothers with disabled children, Physical activity, Six-minute walk test, Depression 345 352 http://ptj.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-690-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Kasım Çelik fztkasim@gmail.com 0000-0001-5033-1519 No Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, SANKO University, Gaziantep, Türkiye. Arzu Demirgüç arzu.demirguc@sanko.edu.tr 0009-0004-1753-4698 No Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, SANKO University, Gaziantep, Türkiye. Engin Ramazanoğlu enginramazanoglu@hotmail.com 0000-0002-2765-0121 Yes Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, SANKO University, Gaziantep, Türkiye.