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KMID : 0379220140340010001
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2014 Volume.34 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.22
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A Study on Field Experience of Female Directors of Long-term Home Care Service Centers
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Kim Jung-Suk
Chun Mi-Ae
Yang Hae-Won
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Abstract
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This study analyzed the practical aspect of the field experience of female directors of long-term home care service centers applying a phenomenological method. For this study, 10 female directors of such service centers were interviewed. The interview materials were analyzed using a phenomenological method developed by Giorgi. Sixty-eight meaningful units resulted, comprised of 10 components and 22 sub components. The results showed that female directors of long-term home care service centers started their services because of great sympathy for the elderly, and experienced great hardship in the beginnings of the development of the center. Difficulties during the operational process included service avoidance due to various reasons, excessive business competition, rough treatment of care workers by the family members of the elderly, physical and psychological tiredness, systematic problems, and more. The study participants expressed their self-satisfaction including: sense of worthwhileness, happiness by helping the elderly, self-esteem through the operation of the service centers, and also acknowledgement by family members for their work. In addition, the results also included the various strengths that only female directors can show. Through these field experiences of female directors, this study recommends: systematic measures of improvement, including the necessity of establishing operational manuals and standard operational guidelines, and a requirement for education of the clients and families of clients before their make use of the services, as well as formation of support group interventions for the directors.
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KEYWORD
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long-term home care service centers, director, field experience
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