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| Relationship between family function and family development need |
| PU Zhenmei, TAN Hui, XIE Jingbo, XU Xiaoli, YOU Xiaofang, WANG Ling |
| MOE-Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China |
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Abstract Objective To investigate the relationship between family functioning and family development needs in Xuhui District, Shanghai. Methods Survey was conducted in a neighborhood committee in Xuhui District. Face-to-face interviews were completed for 1 579 eligible families. APGAR and need of family development questionnaires were used by convenience sampling household investigation. Results The average score of family functioning was 8.4±2.6. The ratio of families with good family functioning was 72.7% and that of families with defective family functioning was 27.3%. The demand rate of family supportive service was 71.4% and that of family educational service was 58.2%. The families with defective family functioning had higher scores than the families with good family functioning in total family supportive service needs (27.0±11.6 vs. 23.6±8.4), total family educational service needs (22.5±10.1 vs. 20.1±4.9), community health care needs (16.8±8.3 vs. 14.8±6.5), committee housekeeping needs (8.4±3.8 vs. 7.2±2.5), legal advisory service needs (1.8±0.9 vs. 1.6±0.8), child protection and development education needs (9.2±5.9 vs. 7.6±2.8), and reproductive health educational service needs (5.8±2.8 vs. 5.2±1.0)(P<0.05 for all). The family functioning showed remarkably inverse relation with demands of total family supportive service and total family educational service respectively (r=-0.135 and -0.128 respectively, P<0.01 for both). Conclusion When trying to meet the high family development needs of the residents, efforts should be focused on the families with defective family functioning especially.
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