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KMID : 0379220070270041015
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2007 Volume.27 No. 4 p.1015 ~ p.1030
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An impact of family caregivers` filial obligation on caregiving burden and future care willingness for the frail elderly
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Lee Hyun-Ji
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Abstract
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This study investigates the impact of family caregivers’ filial obligation on caregiving burden and future care willingness for the frail elderly. For the purpose of the study, the survey was conducted with 214 daughters-in-law who are providing care for their frail elderly over 65 year - old who reside in Daegu, Busan, Kyongpook and Kyongnam province. The result of the study indicated that caregiving tasks, the level of relationship between the elderly and caregiver, filial obligation of caregiver, and financial status showed statistically significant in explaining the variance of caregiving burden after controlling the age of the caragivers and length of the caregiving. In addition, filial obligation, the level of relationship, caregiving tasks, and caregiving burden were significant variables in explaining variance of caregivers’ future care willingness, while financial status was not statistically significant after controlling age and length of the caregiving. Finally, a path analysis was used to test research model by utilizing multiple regression and correlation. The results showed that caregiving tasks, the relationships, and filial obligation were statistically significant factors in explaining caregivers’ future care willingness directly and indirectly through caregiving burden. After all, filial obligation was the most important predictors in explaining caregivers’ level of future care willingness. Based on the findings of the study, implications for the family caregivers’ services and recommendations of further study were provided.
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KEYWORD
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daughters-in-Law, caregiving, frail elderly, filial obligation, caregiving tasks, the relationship, caregiving burden, care willingness
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