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KMID : 0379220160360030883
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2016 Volume.36 No. 3 p.883 ~ p.903
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A Study on the Effect of Caregiver Burden on Suicidal Ideation among Caregiver for the Elderly with Dementia
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Kim Jae-Yop
Kim Joon-Beom
Jang Dae-Yeon
Song In-Han
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Abstract
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The purpose of the study is examining the mediation effect of caregiver burden’s segmentalized sub factors between dementia caregivers on the relationship between Symptom extent of dementia patients and Suicidal Ideation of dementia caregiver, and suggesting social welfare intervention methods for dementia caregiver The survey is targeted to demented elderly people and caregivers, and currently using medical care institution and day care center in Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Pusan city. As a result of the survey, 415 cases were collected for the final analysis. In data analysis process, we used SPSS 21.0 for the mediation effect of conversational satisfaction and its significance, and the results are following. First, 21% of the caregivers responded that they had thoughts of suicide in the past year.
Second, Symptom extent of dementia patients was positively related to caregiver burden. Third, worse in family relationships, which is sub factors of mediate variable, has partial mediate effect on the model. Based on these outcomes, we suggest the importance and necessity of improved approach about dementia elderly and caregiver between elderly couple as way to reduce caregiver burden and proposed social work-based intervention program for enhancing this.
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KEYWORD
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elderly with dementia , caregiver of dementia patient , caregiver burden , family relationship , suicidal ideation
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