Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Mental health of female foreign spouses in transnational marriages in southern Taiwan | Shu et al. BMC Psychiatry 2011 11 4 http 1471-244X 11 4 BMC Psychiatry RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Mental health of female foreign spouses in transnational marriages in southern Taiwan Bih-Ching Shu1 For-Wey Lung2 3 4 5 Ching-Hsien Chen6 Abstract Background The aim of this study was to investigate the mental health status and the risk factors associated with mild psychiatric disorders of female foreign spouses from Vietnam Indonesia and mainland China in southern Taiwan and to understand the mental health needs of these women. Methods One hundred and twenty nine participants were willing to participate in this study. All participants fulfilled all questionnaires which included demographic information the Chinese Health Questionnaire CHQ the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire EPQ and the Mental Health Care Needs Questionnaire MHCNQ . Results By multiple linear regression neuroticism characteristics p the dimension of knowledge of the level of their own psychological disturbance p dimension of friends assistance p and dimension of religion comfort p in mental health care needs could be used to predict possible mild psychiatric disorders. Furthermore SEM model showed that Indonesian or Vietnamese spouses have more likely degree in mental health care needs b p compared with Chinese ones. A higher level of neuroticism was associated with a greater likelihood of mild psychiatric disorder b p and of mental health care needs b p . A higher degree of mental health care needs was related to a greater likelihood of mild psychiatric disorder b p . Conclusion In conclusion we have obtained a better understanding of the mental health status of female foreign spouses in transnational marriages who face many difficulties. Indonesian or Vietnamese spouses tend to more likely degree in mental health care needs than Chinese spouses and then indirectly influenced their mental health status. Some
