ฐานข้อมูลวิจัยด้านสุขภาพจิตและจิตเวช

ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Payont Harnphadungkit, M.D. Anchalee Tritrakarn, B.N., M.N. (community health nursing)

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Development of the Quality of Life Scale for Sex Service Providers

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 46 No.4 October-December 2002. P. 289-300.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective To develop the Quality of Life Scale for sex service providers in Thailand. Method The subjects of the present study were sex service providers who sought treatment at provincial venereal clinics. The study was conducted in two phases. The first phase was the study of the conceptual framework of well-being among sex service providers by means of focus group discussions (n = 28). The second phase was the construction of the questionnaire measuring levels of life satisfaction. The questionnaire was tested for reliability and validity twice (n = 160 and 5,574, respectively) for the purpose of revision and improvement. Results Most of the sex service providers were lonely and pressured by society. Consequently, they needed to live a happy life, with financial stability and good health, surrounded by loved ones who were sincere to them. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.86 – 0.87. The discriminant validity, as tested by the 33% technique, and the criterion-related validity, as compared to the Health-related Self-reported Scale (HRSR), were at a good level (p. ‹ 0.05). As for construct validity, 4 elements could be extracted—health, self-esteem, environment including social opportunity, and interpersonal relationships, with the predictive value of 44.81 – 50.48 per cent. Conclusions Although the predictive value of the questionnaire was not considered high, the reliability and validity were both at an acceptable level. Therefore, the questionnaire could be used as a surveillance and assessment tool of the success of a holistic developmental program.

Keywords: life satisfaction, sex worker, mental health, test

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2002

Address: Department of Communicable disease Control, Satorn, Bangkok 10120

Code: 0000021

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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