| Autor: |
Wong, Daniel Fu Keung, Tsui, Helen Kam Put, Pearson, Veronica, Chen, Eric Yu Hai, Siu Ning Chiu |
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Transcultural Psychiatry; Dec2004, Vol. 41 Issue 4, p497-513, 17p, 5 Charts |
| Abstrakt: |
This study explored the types of family burdens, mental health and Chinese health beliefs of Chinese care givers with relatives suffering from a serious mental illness. It also examined the impacts of these beliefs on care givers' burdens and mental health. A structured questionnaire was administered to 125 Chinese caregivers in out-patient clinics in Hong Kong. Measures included distress (General Health Questionnaire), family burdens and belief in traditional Chinese medicine. Family burdens exerted a significant impact on the mental health of caregivers. Significant differences were found between believers and non-believers of traditional Chinese medical beliefs in terms of financial burdens, disruptions to family interactions and decline in physical health. However, a moderating effect of Chinese health beliefs on family burdens and mental health was found. The lack of a moderating effect of health belief on family burdens may be related to care- givers' changes in perspectives from a traditional Chinese cultural perspective to a psychosocial and personality perspective. Implications for research and service development are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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