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Journal of Thai Traditional & Alternative Medicine Vol. 5 No. 1 January - April 2007 ˜Ò

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Abstract
Quality of Life of Patients Attending Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine Department at
Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital
Phanthita Chalermphanaphan, Theerapat Wongkumsin
Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10903
Purposes of study: (1) to assess the level of self-care behavior, social support, and quality of life of pa-
tients, (2) to compare patients’ quality of life according to personal factors, (3) to study the relationship be-
tween self-care behavior and quality of life of patients, (4) to study the relationship between social support and
quality of life of patients attending Thai traditional and alternative medicine services.
Materials and Methods: Subjects were consisted of 280 out-patients attending the Thai Traditional and
Alternative Medicine Department at Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital, Prachinburi province. Data col-
lected using questionnaires were analyzed by using a computer program package. Statistical procedures in-
cluded t-test, one-way ANOVA, multiple comparison (LSD) and Pearson’s Coefficient. Statistical significance
was set at 0.05 and 0.01.
Results: (1) the self-care behavior of patients was at a high level, the social support of patients was at a
moderate level and the quality of life of patients was also high; (2) patients with different profiles, such as sex,
age, average family income, occupation, symptoms, treatment period, and treatment mode, disclosed no dif-
ference in quality of life, while patients with different levels of education and duration of sickness had a
different quality of life (statistical significance at 0.05); (3) self-care behaviors were positively correlated with
the quality of life at 0.01; and (4) social support was correlated to the quality of life at 0.01.

Key words: quality of life, Thai traditional and alternative medicine, Chao Phya Abhaibhubejhr Hospital