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KMID : 0379220160360041089
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2016 Volume.36 No. 4 p.1089 ~ p.1108
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Development of a Wandering Management Guideline for Family Caregivers of Community-dwelling Elders with Dementia
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Cheon Hong-Jin
Song Jun-Ah
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to develop a wandering management guideline for family caregivers of community-dwelling elders with dementia (EWD). In the first stage of the study, focus group and individual interviews (n=10) were performed to analyze family caregivers’ experiences about wandering of the EWD under their care. In the second stage, preliminary contents for the guideline were made based on the interview results of family caregivers and reviews of literature.
Final version of the guideline with 86 items was established after experts’ review using the Content Validity Index analysis. In the final stage, a pilot test was conducted to evaluate the guideline using a sample of 13 family caregivers of EWD. Family caregivers were educated about how to use the guideline and asked to complete a set of questionnaire to examine their knowledge about wandering, degree of application of the guideline, and satisfaction with the guideline. Family caregivers’ knowledge score was significantly improved (p=0.014) and the average scores in the process evaluation (9 items) and user satisfaction (7 items) about the guideline were 2.69-3.46 (range: 1-4), and 2.85-3.38 (range: 1-4), respectively. Further study with a large random sample is necessary to confirm the results of this study.
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KEYWORD
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elders with dementia , wandering , getting lost , wandering management guideline , family caregiver
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