ปัจจัยคัดสรรที่มีความสัมพันธ์กับความสามารถในการดูแลบุคคลที่ต้องพึ่งพาของผู้ดูแลผู้ป่วยจิตเภทในชุมชน / แก้วตา มีศรี = Selected factors related to dependent care agency among caregivers of schizophrenic patients in community / Kaewta Meesri
The purpose of this descriptive research was to study the relationship between the factors related to dependent care agency among caregivers of schizophrenic patients in community and their relationships among age, gender, the knowledge in caring, chronic illness, duration of care, caregiver and schizophrenic patients relationships and social support. Subjects were 143 caregivers of schizophrenic patients who follow up in Out Patients Department at Ratchaburi Hospital, Nakhonprathom Hospital and Chaoprayayomaraj Hospital were selected by random sampling technique. The research instruments were the Personal Data Reccord, knowledge in caring, caregiver and schizophrenic patients relationships, social support and caregivers’ capabilities in caregivers of schizophrenic patients. The reliability of questionnaire were .90, .90 and .93 respectively. Statistic technique used in data analysis were frequency, percent, mean, standard deviation, Pearson’ s Product Moment Correlation and Point Biserial Correlation.
Major findings were as follows; 1. Caregivers’ capabilities in caregivers of schizophrenic patients was at high level ( X bar =3.79) 2. Age, Duration of care, caregiver and schizophrenic patients relationships and social support were significantly correlated with caregivers’ capabilities in caregivers of schizophrenic patients at level of .05 (r = .230, .286, .561 and .642 respectively) 3. Chronic illness in caregiver of schizophrenic patients was significantly negative correlated with caregivers’ capabilities in caregivers of schizophrenic patients at level of .05(r = -.364) 4. Gender and Knowledge in caring ware not correlated with caregivers’ capabilities in caregivers of schizophrenic patients.
