Severity of Disease, Social Support, Stress and Coping among Family Members of Stroke Patients
Severity of Disease, Social Support, Stress and Coping
Keywords:
Severity of stroke, stress, coping, social supportAbstract
Stroke is a common neurological health problem and a global public health problem. The objective of the study was to study the relationships between the severity of the disease, social support, stress and coping among family members of stroke patients. This study used quantitative research methods. The samples by G*POWER program were 128 family members of stroke patients admitted to Buddhachinnaraj Phitsanulok Hospital during 24 to 72 hours. The study included all visitors to hospitalized patients in the first 24-72 hours on the Neurosurgery Ward, Male Medical Ward 1 and Female Medical Ward 2. Constructed questionnaire tool for data collection in study included the demographic questionnaire, the stress questionnaire, the coping questionnaire, the social support questionnaire and Glasgow coma score. Frequency and percentage were used to analyze. Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient was used to analyze data for the relationships. The results revealed that the severity of the disease had no correlation with stress or coping. In addition, social support had no correlation with coping. However, social support had a significant negative correlation with stress. The findings of the study can be used by nurses to improve social support for family members of stroke patients to reduce stress
References
World health organization. Suicide [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2023 Sep 9]. Available from: URL: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/suicide
Department of Mental Health. National Suicide Prevention Strategy 2012-2022 [Internet]. 2022 [cited 2023 Sep 9]. Available from: URL: https://suicide.dmh.go.th/download/view.asp?id=314
Toka N. Suicide situation in Thai people [Internet]. 2023 [cited 2023 Sep 9]. Available from: URL: https://www.theprachakorn.com/newsDetail.php?id=792
Wannasawak K. Patients attempting suicide or self-harm. In: Siitirak N, Wannasawak K, Wannarit K, Pukrittayakamee P, Apinuntavech S, Ketumarn P, editors. Siriraj Psychiatry DSM-5. Bangkok, Thailand: Prayurasan Thai Printing; 2015. p.121-2.
Khon Kaen Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital. Importance of suicide problem and situation in Thailand. In: Training manual for the course on increasing the efficiency of service systems for access services and prevent repeated suicides for general practitioners. [Internet]. [updated 2020 June 16, cited 2023 Sep 9]. Available from: https://www.thaidmh-elibrary.org/content/8216/การอบรมหลักสูตรการเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพระบบการบริการ-เพื่อการเข้าถึงบริการและป้องกันการฆ่าตัวตายซ้ำ-สำหรับแพทย์เวชปฏิบัติทั่วไป
Suicide Prevention Surveillance Center. Khon Kaen Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital. Suicide problem among Thai people 2022 [Internet]. [updated 2022 Nov 6, cited 2023 Sep 9]. Available from: URL: https://suicide.dmh.go.th/news/files/summary of results of data analysis on suicide problem 2.1pdf
Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health. Report on the number of suicides in Thailand [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2023 Jun 1]. Available from: URL: https: dmh.go.th/report/suicide/stat_prov.asp
Sitthikariya W. Factors that affected suicide attempts of people in Singburi Province. SHJ [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2023 Jun 4];29(1):1-16. Available from: URL: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/shj/article/view/248789
Aiamsaart N, Thaweeses P. Epidemiological study of suicidal attempt and completed suicide patients at Phraputthabat Hospital. JDHSS [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2023 Jun 4];16(3):23-30. Available from: URL: https://thaidj.org/index.php/jdhss/article/view/9499
Sam-ang N. Factors related to suicide attempt at Prapokklao Hospital Chanthaburi. AJMP [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2023 Jun 4];4(8):266-76. Available from: URL: https://thaidj.org/index.php/AJMP/article/view/9553
Raymond PT. The gender paradox of suicide: How suicide differ between men, women, and transgender/gender diverse individuals. CAMS-care preventing suicide [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2023 Sep 30]. Available from: URL: https://cams-care.com/resources/educational-content/the-gender-paradox-of-suicide/
Narishige R, Kawashima Y, Otaka Y, Saito T, Okubo Y. Gender differences in suicide attempters: a retrospective study of precipitating factors for suicide attempts at a critical emergency unit Japan. BMC Psychiatry [Internet]. 2014 [cited 2022 Jun 2];14(144):1-7. Available from: URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244x-14-144
Kamonpan J, Pimratana W. The factors associated with suicidal attempted in counselling clinic, department of substance abuse and mental health services, Buri Rum hospital. MJSBH [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2023 Sep 9];35(2):481-90. Available from:
URL: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MJSSBH/article/view/244297
Jusanit S. Factors related to suicide attempt: A study form Vachiraphuket Hospital. Reg11 Med [Internet]. 2022 [cited 2023 Sep 9];36(3):1-12. Available from: URL: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/Reg11MedJ/article/view/25758:
Cai Z, Junus A, Chang O,Yip PSF. The lethality of suicide methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAD [Internet]. 2022 [cited 2023 Sep 30];300;121-9. Available from: URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.12.054
Fegg M, Kraus S, Graw M, Bausewein C. Physical compared to mental diseases as reasons for committing suicide: a retrospective study. BMC Palliat. Care [Internet]. 2016 [cited 2023 Sep 30];15(14):1-6. Available from: URL: https://DOI 10.1186/s12904-016-0088-5
Tachikawa H, Takahashi S, Nemoto K, Yonemoto M, Oda H, Miyake Y, et al. Predictive factors for recurrent suicide attempts: Evidence from the ACTION‐J study. PCN Reports [Internet]. 2022 [cited 2023 Sep 30];1(2):1-9. Available from: URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/pcn5.7
Suominen K, Isometsä E, Ostamo A, Lönnqvist J. Level of suicidal intent predicts overall mortality and suicide after attempted suicide: A 12-year follow-up stud. BMC Psychiatry [Internet]. 2004 [cited 2023 Sep 30];4(11):1-7. Available from: URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/4/11
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs [Internet]. 2022 [cited 2022 Jun 4]. Available from: URL: https://afsp.org>risk-factor-and-w
Laura O, Roberto L, Maurizio P, Gianluca S, Umberto V, Federica V, et al. Understanding the complex of suicide in depression: from research to clinics. Psychiatry Investig [Internet]. 2020 [cited 2023 Sep 30];17(3);207-221. Available from: URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7113180
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 Buddhchinaraj Phisanulok Hospital
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
