ปัจจัยคัดสรรที่สัมพันธ์กับการทำหน้าที่ของครอบครัวตามการรับรู้ของผู้ดูแลผู้ป่วยจิตเภทในครอบครัว/ สกาวเดือน กลิ่นน้อย = Selected factors related to family functioning as perceived by family caregivers of schizophrenic patients/ Sakawdoen Krinnoi
The purposes of this descriptive research were to study family functioning as perceived by family caregiver of schizophrenic patients, and determine the relationships between characteristics family, knowledge, burden, coping, social support and family functioning. Research subjects consisted of 160 caregivers of schizophrenic patients who were receiving service at out patients department of mental health hospitals under the jurisdiction of Devision of Mental Health, selected by purposive sampling method. The research instruments consisted of a personal data questionnaire, a characteristics family questionnaires, a chulalongkorn family inventory questionnaire, a knowledge scale, a burden scale, a coping scale, and a social support scale. The instruments were tested for content validity by 5 professional experts. Cronbach ,s alpha coefficient of the scale were .82, .80, .80, .80, and .80 respectively. Data were analyzed by using Percentage, Mean, Standard deviation, and Point Biserial Correlation coefficient. Major results of this study were as follows: 1. The level of family functioning perceived by family caregivers of schizophrenic patients was at a quite well level. 2. Social support and copping the stress were positive significantly related to family functioning perceived by family caregivers of schizophrenic patients,at.05 level (r= .590, 421) 3. Burden was negative significantly related to family functioning, at .05 level ( r = -.566) 4. Characteristics family and knowledge locus of control were not significantly related to family functioning perceived by family caregivers of schizophrenic patients, at .05 level
