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KMID : 0379220200400050953
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Journal of Korea Gerontological Society
2020 Volume.40 No. 5 p.953 ~ p.979
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A Qualitative Study on the Experience of ElderlyMen Caring TheirWives in Japan
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Kang Soo-Hyang
Kim Chan-Woo
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to grasp the implications for male elderly care in Korea, which has recently been on the rise through Japan's experience in male elderly care. Five elderly Japanese men providing cares for their wives for more than a year with formal care were interviewed in depth. The data analysis was based on a general qualitative research analysis method. The results were derived from the following five categories: facing care and responsibility, facing the burden of reality, the familiarity with care experience, the ties with burdens of care, and the relationship-oriented experience of care. Social values such as ‘marriage relationship’ and ‘husbandry’ were the main factors that accepted care responsibilities. Various formal LTC services were found to be deeply involved in sustaining care for male elderly people. In particular, the care management service was affecting the overall care and everyday life of the elderly, and the use of various services was found to give freedom to the care life of the elderly. These findings imply the importance of an intervention to one marital unit as a client system, the practicability of care ethics through formal care, and the special needs of isolation of men elderly. Based on these results the study suggests that the Korean society needs to adjust the existing women-centered care policy, to introduce Korean-style care management, and to support various other services for male elderly care givers.The purpose of this study is to grasp the implications for male elderly care in Korea, which has recently been on the rise through Japan's experience in male elderly care. Five elderly Japanese men providing cares for their wives for more than a year with formal care were interviewed in depth. The data analysis was based on a general qualitative research analysis method. The results were derived from the following five categories: facing care and responsibility, facing the burden of reality, the familiarity with care experience, the ties with burdens of care, and the relationship-oriented experience of care. Social values such as ‘marriage relationship’ and ‘husbandry’ were the main factors that accepted care responsibilities. Various formal LTC services were found to be deeply involved in sustaining care for male elderly people. In particular, the care management service was affecting the overall care and everyday life of the elderly, and the use of various services was found to give freedom to the care life of the elderly. These findings imply the importance of an intervention to one marital unit as a client system, the practicability of care ethics through formal care, and the special needs of isolation of men elderly. Based on these results the study suggests that the Korean society needs to adjust the existing women-centered care policy, to introduce Korean-style care management, and to support various other services for male elderly care givers.
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KEYWORD
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long-term care insurance of Japan, qualitative study, care experience, male care-giving
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