ผู้วิจัย/Authors: jarurin pitanupong, amont vittayanontm jaturaporn sangkool, chonnakarn jatchavala

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Thai Patients Attitudes and Knowledge Towards Psychiatric Consultation

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol 61, No 3, July-September 2017, Page 232.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective: To determine Thai patients attitudes and knowledge towards psychiatric consultation

Methods: A cross-sectional survey examined the attitudes and knowledge towards psychiatric consultation in Thai out-patients in Songklanagarind Hospital from June 2015 to May 2016, using a self-reported questionnaire.

Results: Of 386 Thai patients, 161 were male (41.6%) and 226 female (58.4%).74.6% of patients knew the meaning of psychiatrist, only 4.4% of patients didn't know. 43.7% of patients were happy to meet a psychiatrist, only 11.7% were unhappy. And 61.9% of patients thought that psychiatrists improved their lives. This study found that level of education had a statistically significant correlation with patients attitudes and knowledge towards psychiatric consultation (p<0.05)

Conclusions: Most patients knew the meaning of psychiatrist and had positive attitudes. The statistically significant difference was found in level of education.

Keywords: knowledge, attitudes, psychiatric consultation

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2016

Address: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla 90110

Code: 2017000022

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Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English

Category: Abstract

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