Investigation of the psychological stress status of schizophrenia caregivers
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2012.16.006
- VernacularTitle:精神分裂症患者照料者心理应激状况调查
- Author:
Yu-Mei LI
1
;
Xiu-Mei HOU
Author Information
1. 山东省济宁市精神病防治院
- Keywords:
Schizophrenia;
Social support;
Caregiver;
Psychological health
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2012;18(16):1876-1880
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the psychological stress condition of schizophrenia caregivers in order to provide well family environment for the patients with schizophrenia.Methods The psychological stress condition of 300 caregivers of the patients with schizophrenia were investigated with the SCL-90,CSQ and SSRS.Results The detection rate of the schizophrenia caregivers with psychological problems was 63.0％,the total score of SCL-90 of the caregivers with psychological problems was (157.79±29.52 ) higher than that of the inland norm (129.96±38.76),and the difference was statistically significant (t =9.50,P＜0.01).The score of the solving problems factor and seeking help factor of caregivers with psychological question respectively were (6.16±2.18) and (4.19±1.77) significantly lower than (8.19±2.37) and (5.71±1.92) of the caregivers without psychological problems (t=7.54,6.96,respectively; P＜0.01),and the score of remorse,fantasy,retreats and rationalization factors of the caregivers with psychological problems respectively were (5.86 ±2.59),(5.44±2.57),(5.88 ±2.75),(4.71±2.80) higher than that (4.25 ± 1.49),(3.63 ±2.03),(4.18 ± 1.82 ),(3.23 ± 1.42 )of the caregivers without psychological problems,and the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.01).The total score of SSRS of caregivers with psychological question was (35.67 ±5.34)significantly lower than (41.81 ± 6.52 ) of the caregivers without psychological problems ( t =8.85,P ＜ 0.01 ),and there was a relativity between SCL-90 and SSRS,CSQ (P＜0.01).Conclusions Schizophrenia caregivers have different psychological problems,social support and coping style are the important factors of the psychological problems.So,medical staff should take many measures to help those caregivers and keep their mental health so as to provide a well family environment.
