Effects of Line Application Individual Counseling Program towards Stress and Self-Potential of Care Giver of CAPD Patients

Abstract

Background : The prevalence of patients with kidney disease who need transplantation or dialysis has increased in Thailand during many years. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is provided to kidney patients for free. However, patients suffer from depression and other symptoms of decreased mental health. Moreover, it becomes a burden to caregivers and mental health among patients’ families.

Objective : The purposes of this study are 1) To study the effect of the Line Application Counseling Program on stress and self-potential of CAPD patients’ caregivers. 2) To develop Line Counseling Application Program on Stress and Self-Potential of CAPD patients’ caregivers. 3) To study the effect of the Line Application Counseling Program on Stress and Self-Potential of CAPD patients’ caregivers 3.1) To compare the stress that occurred before and after using the Line Application Counseling Program 3.2) To compare the Self-Potential that occurred before and after using Line Application Counseling Program.

Method : The sample group is consisted of 30 caregivers, purposively selected. The research instruments are 1) IOC value of stress questionnaires that is between 0.66-1.00 and reliability value is 0.748. 2) IOC value of Self-Potential questionnaire that is between 0.66-1.00, and reliability is 0.767. And 3) The data of Line Application Counseling Program is analyzed from the mean, standard deviation and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test.

Result : It is shown that 1) Caregivers can release their stress after using the Line Application Counseling Program with statistical significant at .01. 2) Caregivers can increase their self-potential after using the Line Application Counseling Program.

Conclusion : Line Application Counseling Program is useful to CAPD patients’ caregivers to decrease stress and increase their self-potential.