Influencing Factors on File-up Stress of Family Caregivers with a Family Member having a Chronic Mental Illness.
10.4040/jkan.2004.34.3.586
- Author:
Kuem Sun HAN
1
;
Pyoung Sook LEE
;
Eun Sook PARK
;
Young Joo PARK
;
Ho Shin RHYU
;
Hyun Chul KANG
Author Information
1. Korea University, College of Nursing, Korea. hksun@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Stress;
Family;
Hardiness;
Sense of coherence
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Caregivers/*psychology;
Chronic Disease;
*Family;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
*Mental Disorders;
Middle Aged;
Stress, Psychological/*etiology
- From:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2004;34(3):586-594
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing file-up family stress in the family with a family member having a chronic mental illness. METHOD: Data was collected by questionnaires from 365 families with a member having a chronic mental illness, in an outpatient clinic of a General Hospital and Government Psychiatric Hospital in Seoul. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. RESULT: The score of file-up stress showed a significantly negative correlation with the score of level of hardiness (r=-.31, p=.00), family support (r=-.13, p=.00), family cohesion (r=-.25, p=.00), and sense of coherence (r=-.26, p=.00). The most powerful predictor of file-up stress was family hardiness and the variance was 11.1%. A combination of hardiness, family support, and sense of coherence account for 14.8 % of the variance in file-up stress of the family with a member having a chronic mental illness. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that family support, hardiness, cohesion, and sense of coherence are significant influencing factors on file-up stress inthe family with a member having a chronic mental illness.
