| A Study of Relationship between Burden and Quality of Life for Family with Schizophrenia |
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Yong Boon Kim, Jeong Seop Lee |
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Directed by Professor Department of Nursing The Graduate School Hanyang University |
| 정신분열병환자 가족부담감과 삶의 질과의 관계에 대한 연구 |
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김용분, 이정섭 |
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한양대학교 간호발전연구소 연구원, 한양대학교 간호학과 교수 |
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| Abstract |
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The purpose of this was to investigate the relationship between family's burden and quality of life to provide the basic data for nursing intervention program in order to improve quality of life for family with schizophrenia.
The subjects of this study was 120 family with schizophrenia, living in Inchon. Seoul.
Korea, during the period from August, 1999 to October, 1999. The instrument for this study were the burden scale developed by Kang Dong-Ho(1995) and the quality of scale by Ro You-.Ja(1988).
The instruments for this study were pretested for reliability and validity.
The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics. t~test. Pearson correlation coefficient and ANOVA, Multiple stepwise regression.
The results of analysis were as follow：
1. The mean score of burden is 68(in 5 point scale) and the mean score of quality of life 127(in 5 point scale).
2. There is a positive c 이 relation between burden and quality of life for family with schizophrenia(r = -.35, p<.001).
3. Burden showed significant difference according to sex. age, marital status.
educational level. occupation, economic status, type of residence, relationship of the patient, age of patient, number of admission.
4. The quality of life showed significant difference according to age, education level.
marital status of patient.
Summing up, schizophreniac s family members will be burdened enough to have their life quality affected. In other words, the less they are burdened, their life quality will improve more.
Accordingly, in order to help schizophreniac's family members relieved much of their burden and thereby, improve their life quality, it will be necessary to develop a nursing intervention program improving their life quality in consideration of such factors affecting the burden as family members' academic background, patient s' age. frequency of hospitalization, etc., and in light of such aspects affecting their life quality as
economic life, physical conditions and functions. |
| Key Words:
Schirophrenic patient's family; Burdin, Qualitiy of life |
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