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KMID : 0379719920060020108
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
1992 Volume.6 No. 2 p.108 ~ p.132
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A Study on Family Caregivers´ Burden of the Elderly with Dementia
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to identify sources of the caregiving burden, thereby suggesting social welfare alternetives for supporting family caregivers of the elderly with dementia.
23 family caregivers who participated in self-help group of family caregivers of dementia elderly at a welfare facility for the elderly in Seoul were seleted as the study sample.
Zarit caregiving burden scale and Zarit functional impairment measurement for the elderly were adapted for this study and a number of additional variables were included in this study. Correlational analysis was utilized.
The results of the study were summarized as follows :
1) The impairment of activities of daily living of the elderly was significantly related to the negative elderly caregiver-family relationship(PADL:r=.6032 IADL : r=.5930 p<.05).
2) The impact on caregiver´s health was very significantly related to the impact on the caregiver´s task(r=.6233 p<.001).
3) The Impact on caregiver´s health was very significantly related to the impact on the caregiver´s social activity restriction(r=.6851 p<.001).
4) The impact on the caregiver´s social activity was very significantly related to the impact on the caregiver´s task(r=.8969 p<.001).
5) Caregiver´s income was significantly related to the impact on the caregiver´s task(r=.5252 p<.05).
6) Compensation (interpersonal relationship between the elderly and the caregivers, social praise and appreciation of the elderly) was important variables which affect to the feeling of the caregiving burden.
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