ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Apichai Mongkol, M.D. Watchanee Huttapanom, B.Ns. Passara Chetchotisakd, M.Sc. Warnaprapa Chalookul, Dip.Ns.* Laiad Punyoyai, B.Ed.* Sujarit Suvanashiep, M.D.**

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: THE STUDY TO DEVELOP THAI MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of The Psychiatric Association of Thailand, Vol. 46 No.3 July-September 2000; P 209-225.

รายละเอียด / Details:

Objective To develop the Thai mental health indicator. To find the normal value of mental health of the Thai people. Method The study was separated into three phases. Phase I, Study the content validity. Phase II, Study the first construct validity. Phase III, Study the second construct validity, reliability, concurrent validity, Thai mental health normal value, agreement of the complete Thai mental health indicator (66 questions) and the brief Thai mental health indicator (15 questions). In the last phase, the data were collected from samples living in metropolitan government level, city government level and district government levels (Or-bor-tor level 1 to level 5) of the north eastern Thailand. The sample size was 1,429 people. Multi-stage sampling technique was used. Factor analysis was used to study the construct validity. Alpha coefficient was used to study the reliability, Correlation coefficient was used to study the concurrent validity, Kappa statistic was used to study the agreement between the complete and brief Thai mental health indicator. Results The complete Thai mental health indicator was developed. There were 66 questions. It consisted of four domains. They were mental status, mental capacity, mental quality, and supporting factors. The reliability of the questions reported according to each domains are 0.86, 0.83, 0.77, 0.80 respectively. The brief Thai mental health indicator was also developed. There were 15 questions. The whole reliability of this brief indicator was 0.70. The concurrent validity between this indicator and Amphorn Otrakul’s mental health questionnaire was found to have medium correlation (P‹0.01). The agreement between the complete and the brief Thai mental health indicator was 0.61. Normal value of the indicator was reported by separating people according to the value obtained, to be above average, average, and under average. Conclusions There are both complete Thai Mental Health Indicator (TMHI – 66) and brief Thai Mental Health Indicator (TMHI – 15). These two indicators should be used among people under 15 to 60 years of age.

Keywords: indicator, mental health, assessment, thai mental health indicator

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2001

Address: Jitavej Khonkaen Hospital, Amphur Muang, Khon Kaen 40000 Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health, Tiwanon Road, Nonthaburi 11000

Code: 0000037

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-6985

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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