Relationship between perceived serverity of illness, social support, credible authority, and uncertainty among family members of brain injury patients undergoing brain surgery
Abstract:
This purpose of this correlational study was to examine the +A (A) relationships between perceived severity of illness, social support, credible authority, and uncertainty among family members of brain injury patients undergoing brain surgery. A sample consisted of 80
family members of brain injury patients undergoing brain surgery at operating room of Sawanphacharak Hospital, Nakhonsawan. Data were collected from December 2010 through March 2011 by interviewing questionnaires including demographic, perceived severity of illness, social support, credible authority, and uncertainty questionnaires. Data were analyzed using
percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson, s Product Moment Correlation Coefficients.
The results were as follow:
1. The level of the uncertainty of family members of brain injury patients undergoing brain surgery was at medium level (M = 104.78, SD = 16.30).
2. Only significant factor related to uncertainty among family members of brain injury patients undergoing brain surgery was credible authority (r = -.426, p < .01). Perceived severity of illness and social support were not significantly related to uncertainty among family members of brain injury patients undergoing brain surgery (p > .05). From the results of this study, model or practice guideline for improving credible authority should be develop to reduce uncertainty among family members of brain injury patients undergoing brain surgery.