Factors Related to Community Participation in Health Promotion and Rehabilititation of Chronic Schizophrenic Patients in Mae Tha District, Lampang Province

Abstract

Objectives:  1) to study community participation related factors in health promotion and rehabilitation of chronic schizophrenic patients in Mae Tha District, Lampang Province  2) to study the level of community participation in health promotion and rehabilitation of chronic schizophrenic patients in Mae Tha District, Lampang Province and  3) to make recommendations for participation in caring for chronic schizophrenic patients in Mae Tha District, Lampang Province

Method:  Data were collected by the author’s self-developed questionnaires.  Validation of the contents was passed by 3 experts. The informational population was 150 public health volunteers and community leaders from 10 tambols in Mae Tha District. Analyses of the data were done by means of percentage, standard deviation, and correlation.   

Results:  1) Factors related to community participation in health promotion and rehabilitation of chronic schizophrenic patients were the status in the family/community, education level, and the income with statistical significance of 0.05,0.01 and 0.05  respectively  2) The levels of family participation in promoting and restoring health for chronic schizophrenic patients were at the highest participation level in the item of activity organizing and at the lowest level in the item of evaluation  3) The suggestion is that a unit that deals with health volunteers and community leaders should utilize  family / community status  factors to develop community participation in the item of planning, support, and decision making to create health promotion and rehabilitation for proper care of chronic schizophrenic patients in Mae Tha District, Lampang Province.