本研究主要目的在探討社區精神分裂病患的家庭功能與自我照顧執行狀況之相關性。從台北模式精神醫療追蹤服務網進行立意選樣，採結構性問卷以訪談的方式在個案家中進行資料收集，共完成有效問卷76份，並以描述性統計及皮爾森積差相關進行資料的分析。研究結果發現，家庭功能中除規範功能與自我照顧執行狀況無顯著相關外，其他家庭功能皆呈顯著正相關；其中以家庭的「問題解決功能」、「健康照顧功能」和健康性自我照顧執行狀況有極顯著的正相關(P<0.001)，說明家庭處理問題及提供健康照顧能力與病患採取健康性活動有密切的關係。這些結果可提供發展社區精神分裂病患長期照護及護理專業整體性、連續性服務之參考。

The purpose of this study was to explore the relation between self-care performance and family functioning among the schizophrenic patients in the community. A convenience sampling was used to recruit subjects from the Taipei City Psychiatric Center. A structured questionnaire was used to interview qualified subjects at their home. Both descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation was used to analyze data. There were seventy-six subjects completed the questionnaires. The result showed that patients' self-care performance was postitively correlated with the level of family functioning, which included problem solving, role, affection, communication, decision-making, independence and health-care. The results are valuable for the nursing professional in providing comprehensive and long-term community care for schizophrenic patients.