ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Santichai Chamchitchum

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Case management for schizophrenia living in community.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: วารสารสุขภาพจิตแห่งประเทศไทย, ปีที่ 16, ฉบับที่ 3, 2551, หน้า 167.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective : To develop the community care for schizophrenic patients by case management. Materials and methods : There were 13 schizophrenic patients living in ampur Thanyaburi, Prathumthanee province invited to participate in this study during 3 March to 30 May 2008. This research was designed as a parcipatory action model for a continuous care and rehabilitation for individual case according to one’s mental health status. The care plan were divided into 5 steps i.e. 1) an assessment of patient’s capability 2X patients and care-givers’ need analysis 3) intervention plan 4) implement and 5) an evaluation by the instrument consisted of the patient’s capability assessment, satisfaction of patients and care givers. Descriptive statistic was analyzed, and the differences score of patient’s capability were calculated by Wilcox on sign rank test. Results : About half of patients had severe level of behavior (low capability score). After the case management intervention, most cases had increase capability scores significantly. All cases and care givers had a high satisfaction level. No one was readmitted to hospital after 6 month follow-up. Conclusion : Case management for schizophrenia living in community by multiclisciplinary care team could empower capability and self care in patients and their family and reduce hospitalization.

Keywords: case management, community, schizophrenia

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2008

Address: Srithanya Hospital

Code: 2010000133

ISSN/ISBN: -

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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