ผู้วิจัย/Authors: thatsani kunchanaphongphan, kritanai kaewyot, dussadee udomittipong, keyunmart youtin

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Associated Factors of Quality of Life in Care Givers of Schizophrenia Patients.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry, Vol. 16, No. 2, 2016 Page 24.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective: To describe the factors related to quality of life among caregivers caring for patients with schizophrenia.

Material and Method: This is A cross-sectional survey research. 394 caregivers attending the outpatient department of Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry of all schizophrenia patients diagnosed according to the ICD-10 were chosen. The research instruments were general basic information and EQ-SD-5L (EuruQoL group-5 Dimensions-5Levels)Thai version developed by Juntana Pattanaphesaj et al. Percentage and multiple linear regression were employed in statistical analyzing the data.

Results: Most of the caregivers were female (66.0%), the mean age of them was 51.4+-13.3 years. Having chronic diseases and insufficient income with expenditure were 62.4% and 51.8% respectively. Caregiver's relationship was being a patient's mother or father (38.1%). 44.2% of caregivers cared for the patients 4 hours per day and total time for caring was 71.3%. The mean EQ-5D-5L Visual Analog Scale (EQ-5D-5L VAS) score was 78.09+-16.76 while mean utility score was 0.56+0.19. Age, Insufficient income, having chronie disease were negative factors related to utility score and also found that the positive factors affecting EQ-5D-5L Vas were male caregivers and eduction level (vocational, high school and higher bachelor degree) and negative factor were insufficient income and having chronic diseases.

Conclusion: Factors associated with caregivers quality of life using EQ-5D-5L were age, education, income and chronic disease. However, this finding could be benefit for clinical designs, especially the utilities, including economic assessment and policy determination in the future.

Keywords: caregiver, quality of life, schizophrenia patient

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2016

Address: Pyschiatrist, Somdet Chaopraya Institute of PsychiatryEducation Officer, Registered Nurse, Songkhla Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital, Genteral Administration officer, Somdet Chaopraya Institute of Psychiatry.

Code: 201700006

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Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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