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@#ObjectiveTo investigate the negative emoion and the relative factors in the caregivers of the schizophrenia patients in community. Methods212 caregivers from 12 communities psychotic service stations in 12 prefectures in Guangdong were investigated with the Zung Self-rate of Depression, the experience and attitude of the psychosis, the requirement and attitude on mental health knowledge, the social support scale, the family burden scale and the simply coping style questionaire. ResultsThere were 112 caregivers with no depression (52.8%), 57 with mild depression (26.9%), 30 with middle depression (14.2%), 13 with severe depression (6.1%). More than 50% caregivers worry about unsafty, getting into trouble, worse reputation, genetics, felt scare, strained relationship with the patients. There were significant differences in the hopelessness, the strained relaionship, treatment in other cities, superstition, hospitalization longer between the depression and no depression group, as well as in the economy burden, the interference in the family living, the amusement of family, the family relaionship, the body health and the mental health of the other family members, but no significant in the factors of the requirement and attitude on mental healh knowledge. The caregivers with depression reported less social support than the caregivers with no depression, but there was no difference between these groups in utilization of support. ConclusionThe caregivers of the schizophrenia patients experience negative emotion in community, who need mental and material assistance and the education of the knowledge about diseases.
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@#ObjectiveTo investigate the negative emoion and the relative factors in the caregivers of the schizophrenia patients in community. Methods212 caregivers from 12 communities psychotic service stations in 12 prefectures in Guangdong were investigated with the Zung Self-rate of Depression, the experience and attitude of the psychosis, the requirement and attitude on mental health knowledge, the social support scale, the family burden scale and the simply coping style questionaire. ResultsThere were 112 caregivers with no depression (52.8%), 57 with mild depression (26.9%), 30 with middle depression (14.2%), 13 with severe depression (6.1%). More than 50% caregivers worry about unsafty, getting into trouble, worse reputation, genetics, felt scare, strained relationship with the patients. There were significant differences in the hopelessness, the strained relaionship, treatment in other cities, superstition, hospitalization longer between the depression and no depression group, as well as in the economy burden, the interference in the family living, the amusement of family, the family relaionship, the body health and the mental health of the other family members, but no significant in the factors of the requirement and attitude on mental healh knowledge. The caregivers with depression reported less social support than the caregivers with no depression, but there was no difference between these groups in utilization of support. ConclusionThe caregivers of the schizophrenia patients experience negative emotion in community, who need mental and material assistance and the education of the knowledge about diseases.
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@#ObjectiveTo analyse the requirement and attitude to mental health knowledge and the influence factors among the psychosis patients, the caregivers and the healthy pepople.MethodsThe questionnaire survey conducted among the psychosis patients, the caregivers and the healthy pepople from 12 communities which served as the stations for the psychosis where 12 prefectures were organized uniformly by Guangdong Provincial Federation of Disabled Persons.Results1080 sheets of questionnaire were provided, and 986 replied to meet the requirements. The caregivers showed significant difference in requirment and attitude to mental health knowledge compared to the psychosis patients and the healthy pepople(P＜0.05-0.001). The main influence factors were cultural education, regional economic, the frequency of inpatient, the anxiety emotion of the caregivers, which were statistical significance(P＜0.05-0.001).ConclusionIt is lack in the requirement and cognition to mental health knowledge among the psychosis patients, the caregivers and the healthy pepople. Cultural education and economic development are the effective measures to improve the level of the mental health knowledge.
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Objective To analyze the family burden of the caregivers of the psychosis patients in community, and the psychosocial factors which influence the family burden.Methods Conducted some questionnaires to survey the requirement and attitude on mental health knowledge,social support,family burden and coping style of the caregivers of the psychosis patients from the twelve communities which served as the stations for the psychosis of the twelve prefectures organized uniformly by Guangdong provincial disabled federation.Results 360 questionnaire was provided,and 308 replied to our questionnaire effectively.The mean score of each single item of the family burden questionnaire was beyond the moderate.The factor score of the economy burden was the highest among the factots of the economy burden(2.33±0.52),the daily activity of the family(2.17±0.53),the recreation activity of the family(2.00±0.58),the family relationship(2.10±0.54),the body health of the family members (2.03±0.65),and the mental health of the family members(2.09±0.68).The bad emotion and experience with the patients aggravated some factors of the family burden(P<0.05～0.01).According to correlation analysis and regression analysis,there were significant relation and impact between family burden with the requirement and attitude on mental health knowledge,subject support,coping style,age,economy,culture and so on(P<0.05～0.01). Conclusion Negative assumption to mental health will aggravate the family burden,transfering the positive message and changing passive coping style will help to reduce the family burden.
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Objective To find out about the current situation of mental health institutions in Guangdong. Methods An investigation via self-made questionnaires was made on the current situation of 62 mental health institutions in the province and a comparison was made of 22 mental hospitals between now and four years ago. Results Throughout the province, there were 9901 psychiatric beds, 1236 psychiatric doctors and 1909 psychiatric nurses, averaging respectively 1.16 beds, 0.15 doctors and 0.22 nurses per 10 thousand people. The bed utilization ratio was mostly 82.00% and only 12.00% of the mental health institutions adopted open management. A comparison of the 22 mental hospitals between now and 4 years ago showed that the numbers of hospital beds, doctors, doctors with associate senior professional tides and above, ECG machines, computers, hospital total income per year, and monthly charges for hospitalization had increased while the area of workplaces, the bed utilization ratio, the average number of daily outpatient visits, the average number of daily outpatient psychological consultations, and equipment other than ECG machines and computers remained unchanged and government funding had decreased. Couclusion The major problems with the mental health institutions in the province are shortage and lack of balance in the allocation of mental health resources, backwardness in the modes of management, difficulty in internal development, and reduction of government input.