[Influencing factors on file-up stress of family caregivers with a family member having a chronic mental illness].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing file-up family stress in the family with a family member having a chronic mental illness.


METHODS
Data was collected by questionnaires from 365 families with a member having a chronic mental illness, in an outpatient clinic of a General Hospital and Government Psychiatric Hospital in Seoul. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression.


RESULTS
The score of file-up stress showed a significantly negative correlation with the score of level of hardiness (r=-.31, p=.00), family support (r=-.13, p=.00), family cohesion (r=-.25, p=.00), and sense of coherence (r=-.26, p=.00). The most powerful predictor of file-up stress was family hardiness and the variance was 11.1%. A combination of hardiness, family support, and sense of coherence account for 14.8 % of the variance in file-up stress of the family with a member having a chronic mental illness.


CONCLUSIONS
This study suggests that family support, hardiness, cohesion, and sense of coherence are significant influencing factors on file-up stress in the family with a member having a chronic mental illness.
Han
Kuem-Sun
KS
Korea University, College of Nursing, SungBukGu, Seoul. hksun@korea.ac.kr
Lee
Pyoung-Sook
PS
Park
EunSook
E
Park
Young-Joo
YJ
Rhyu
HoShin
H
Kang
Hyun-Chul
HC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*