ความรอบรู้เกี่ยวกับโรคซึมเศร้าและพฤติกรรมการดูแลตนเองด้านสุขภาพจิตของผู้ป่วยโรคซึมเศร้า

Varangana  Champangern; Supattra  Chansuvarn

Authors

Varangana Champangern Sam Chuk Hospital, Suphanburi Province
Supattra Chansuvarn วิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี สุพรรณบุรี คณะพยาบาลศาตร์ สถาบันพระบรมราชชนก กระทรวงสาธารณสุข

Keywords:

Depression Literacy, Mental Health Self-Care Behaviors, Patients with Depression

Abstract

This study was a mixed-methods research design using an explanatory research method. The purpose of the research was to study the depression literacy and mental health self-care behavior of patients with depression at a hospital in Suphanburi Province, Thailand. In the quantitative data were a self-care behavior assessment related to mental health, and a depression literacy questionnaire. Collected from 115 depressed patients. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient. In the qualitative phase data were in-depth interviews, The participant were 10 patients with depression were interviewed, and the data were analyzed using content analysis.

Findings showed that depression literacy was at a moderate level (M=1.84, SD= .43), and mental health self-care behaviors related to mental health were also at a moderate level (M=1.92, SD= .44). A significant positive correlation was found between depression literacy and mental health self-care behaviors (r= 0.284, p= 0.01). The qualitative study provided detailed insights into depression literacy and mental health self-care behaviors, allowing for an in-depth understanding of the participants' experiences, attitudes, and beliefs. And the qualitative study consists of 2 main issues as follows: 1. depression literacy which included: 1) Knowledge and understanding of depression 2) Coping with your own symptoms 3) Seeking information from reliable sources 2. Mental Health Self-Care Behaviors for Depression, which included: 1) Taking medication consistently and attending medical appointments 2) Managing emotions and mental well-being 3) Strengthening physical health

The study concluded that better health literacy leads to improved mental health self-care behaviors in patients with depression. The findings provide essential insights for developing mental health literacy programs to enhance self-care capabilities and reduce relapse rates among patients with depression.

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