ความรู้ เจตคติ และรูปแบบการสื่อสารของผู้ดูแลผู้ป่วยจิตเภทในโรงพยาบาลสมเด็จเจ้าพระยาและโรงพยาบาลศรีธัญญา / สลิลลา มากะจันทร์ = Knowledge, attitude and communication patterns of the schizophrenic patients' carers at Somdet Chaopraya Hospital and Srithunya Hospital / Slilla Markachand
This study was descriptive research .The objective of the research was to study communication patterns of the Schizophrenic patients ‘ carers. The dependent variables are age. educational level , incomes, knownledges and attitudes. The sample populations were the carers who take care of patients and spend time daily with patients more than 5 days a weekThe sample size was 132 carers from Somdet Chaophaya Hospital and 218 carers form Srithunya hospital. The research questionnaires , which have been tested for validity and reliaoility, were used for this study. The research findings indicated that most Schizophrenic patients were male whose age were ranging 31-40 years old and had normally elementary school grades, unemployment and no income. Duration of patients’ illness was 2-10 years old and 81.9 % of patients were admitted. Patients’ carers are mostly female. whose age range from 51-60 years old , self employed which average incomes were 3001-6000 bath. Duration of care was 2-10 years. The level of knowledge’s to care for patients were moderate with the mean score of 6.960. Other variables such as : training for communication; occupation; knowledge’s of carers revealed some differences with statistic confidence level of p<0.001 and p< 0.05 . The carers' positive attitudes were 67.7% and negative attitudes for patients were 32.3%. The variables of the Schizophrenic patients’ income have different with statistical confidence level of p< 0.05. The communication patterns of the Schizophrenic patients’ carers were positive communication 53.4% and negative communication 46.6%. The variable compose of duration of illness, number of admissions, occupation, income, marital status and duration of care were difference with statistical confidence at level p<0.05. The Multiple Regression analysis; Stepwise could predict communication patterns 68.84% (R2=0.68842) and the most predictable factor was attitude.
