Analysis on family function of community residents and its influential factors

Abstract

Objective To explore the current status of the family function and the influential factors in the community, Methods A questionnaire survey including the general data questionnaire and APGAR scale developed by Smikstein was conducted in 94 families of three communities of Wuhan City. Results 46.8% of the surveyed family showed good function, 51. 1% showed moderate dysfunction and 2.1% in severe dysfunction. The multinomial regression revealed that education level and whether the family members had chronic diseases had influence to the family function level (P<0.05). Conclusions More than 50% of the families exist moderate or severe family dysfunction. The higher education level, the better family function; meanwhile compared with the family whose members experience chronic diseases, the family without experiencing chronic dieseases shows much better family function. Key words: Influential factors; Family function; Community