THE COMPLIANCE WITH REHAB ILITATION FOR PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AMONG PRIMARY CAREGIVERS IN NAM DINH PROVINCE, VIETNAM

Individuals with schizophrenia manifest the different e.xpressions, behaviors and personality. Failure to comply with rehabilitation for the patient may impair the patient and caregiver's quality of life; preventing the patient from self-care, and it is an economic burden for the family and society and chronic progression of the disease. This study aims to determine the compliance with rehabilitation for people with schizophrenia among primary caregivers. Participants of 352 primary caregivers of people with schizophrenia were recruited from Nam Dinh General Hospital and Nam Drum Psychiatric Hospital, Nam Dinh province, Viea un. To measure the variable of compliance, the researchers designed a caregiver's compliance with rehabilitation questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three content experts including, a psychiatric physician, a ps5'cbiatnc nurse and a psychiatric instructor. The research results indicated that the caregivers of people with schizophrenia complied with rehabilitation at a good level of 27, average level of 34.4% and poor level of 38%. There was correlation benveen caregiver's age, being supported from others and patient's illness severity level and compliance with rehabilitation of primary caregivers of people with schizophrenia.

Từ khóa: caregivers, schizophrenia people, compliance with rehabilitation, Vietnam