Objectives:Thepurposeofthisstudywastoidentifytheneedofmentalpatients' familyformentalhealthserviceofcommunity.
Methods:Subjects were 137 family members ofmentalpatients admitted to 3 hospitals. Data were collected using structured questionnaires devel...
Objectives:Thepurposeofthisstudywastoidentifytheneedofmentalpatients' familyformentalhealthserviceofcommunity.
Methods:Subjects were 137 family members ofmentalpatients admitted to 3 hospitals. Data were collected using structured questionnaires developed by Yang(1995)from February20toMarch27,2009.
Results:Themeanscoreonfamilyneedsofcommunitymentalhealthservicewas 4.14of5likertscales.Theirneedforsocialrehabilitation washighestamong the 4 subcategories of community mentalhealth service. Specifically there were highestneeds aboutdeveloping and operating socialrehabilitation program and consulting and learning for patient. There was lowest management of daily activities such independentaccommodation and personalhygiene.Single family, parents,siblings who pay forhospitalexpenses and alcoholism patients'family hadhighestneedofcommunitymentalhealthservice.
Conclusion:Family need ofcommunity mentalhealth service was shown very heighlevel.Inordertosatisfytheleveloftheirneed,itisrequiredtoprovideand perform a variety ofcommunity mentalhealth program designed forthemental patients'rehabilitationunderconsiderationoffamilycharacteristics.