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2012 Volume.42 No. 5 p.738 ~ p.748
Development of a Coping Scale for Families of Patients with Schizophrenia
Seo Ji-Min

Byun Eun-Kyung
Park Kyung-Yeon
Kim So-Hee
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a coping scale for families of patients with schizophrenia (CSFPS).

Methods: Item construction was derived from literature reviews and interviews with family members and psychiatric nurses. Content validity was tested by experts. Each item was scored on a four-point Likert scale. The preliminary questionnaire was administered to 188 family members of patients with schizophrenia. The data were analyzed using item analysis, factor analysis, Pearson correlation coefficients, and Cronbach¡¯s alpha.

Results: From the factor analysis, 32 items in five factors were derived. The factors were named active coping strategies, avoidance coping strategies, hospital treatment-oriented coping strategies, emotional coping strategies, and suppressive coping strategies for problematic behaviors. The five factors explained 49.7% of the total variance, Cronbach¡¯s alpha of the total items was .83 and the factors ranged from .66 to .86.

Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that CSFPS is a reliable and valid instrument to measure coping in families of patients with schizophrenia.
KEYWORD
Coping behavior, Schizophrenia, Family, Instruments
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