Strengthening the care guidelines for psychiatric patients at high risk of violence of community leaders.

Abstract

     This study was participatory action research. The objectives are to study the situation of caring for psychiatric patients at high risk of violence and to study the care guidelines for psychiatric patients at high risk of violence against community leaders. The study period is from September 2024 to December 2024, a total of 4 months. Data were collected from questionnaires and analyzed using content analysis, frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Dependent t – test.
     The results of the study found that the understanding of community leaders on the care guidelines for psychiatric patients with a high risk of violence against community leaders before the operation, overall and in each aspect, was at a moderate level, except for the aspect of patient preparation, which was at a high level. After the operation, overall and in each aspect, it was at the highest level. The understanding of community leaders on the care guidelines for psychiatric patients with a high risk of violence against community leaders before and after the operation was statistically significantly different at the 0.05 level.After the operation, the understanding of community leaders on the care guidelines for psychiatric patients with a high risk of violence against community leaders was better than before the operation.