GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The study examined the influence of knowledge of active and passive coping strategies on the psychosocial well-being of patients in National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, and Lagos. The study used Ex-Post Facto research design. This study took place in Lagos State. The target population for this study consisted of 5,391 male and female adult patients with musculoskeletal impairment, drawn from the various out-patient clinics and in-patient wards of the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos Sate. The sample size for the study was determined using the Cochrane formula. The study's sample size was the whole pool of 5,391 patients. The instrument used for data collection in this study was questionnaire titled “Coping Strategies and Psychosocial Well-Being Questionnaire” (CSPWQ). Data collected from the respondents were subjected to a reliability test, and the Cronbach Alpha Statistical Tool was used to determine the reliability of the CSPWQ instrument. Demographic information was analysed using charts. The independent t-test analysis was used to test hypotheses, and the mean and standard deviation were used to resolve the research question. The study found out that there was a significant influence of the knowledge of the active coping strategies on the psychosocial well-being of patients in the study group. It also found out that there was a significant influence of the knowledge of the passive coping strategies on the psychosocial well-being of patients in the study group. Evidence from this study suggests that a combination of the active and the passive strategies may yield the most positive effect on the psychosocial well-being of the patients.

KEYWORDS: Active and Passive Coping Strategies, Psychosocial Well-Being, Patients, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi and Lagos.