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KMID : 0379220170370020293
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2017 Volume.37 No. 2 p.293 ~ p.308
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The Status of Managing Posttraumatic Stress in Life Managers for Elderly People Living Alone and Measures for its Improvement: Focusing on Employees in Seoul
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Kim Keun-Hong
Yang Jae-Seok
Lee Gyeong-Jin
Kim Jeong-Yeon
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Abstract
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This study aims to examine Life Managers for Elderly People Living Alone (LMEPLAs) in Seoul regarding their traumatic experience and the status of their posttraumatic stress disorder and also how they are coping with it in order to find out ways to improve it. As a study method, we investigated LMEPLAs in Seoul through a self-administered survey regarding whether they had faced any traumatic experience, types of their traumatic experience, diagnosis on posttraumatic stress, and the status of their coping with traumatic experience. According to the study results, 186 respondents (37.57%) have been found to indicate either partial or complete posttraumatic stress symptoms, but the status of their coping with it is very poor. The followings are the results of our discussion. First, it is needed to find out life managers suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder and build up a system to manage them consistently. Second, it is necessary to vitalize education about traumatic experience and posttraumatic stress management. Third, it is urgently needed to build up a system to support life managers who have faced any traumatic experience or been diagnosed to have posttraumatic stress disorder. Fourth, it is demanded to cultivate and arrange experts equipped with specialized knowledge and technique. Fifth, it is needed for them to build a network with medical institutes to receive a prompt diagnosis and specialized treatment
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KEYWORD
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Life Manager for Elderly People Living Alone (LMEPLA) , posttraumatic stress disorder , stress management
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