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KMID : 0386520130210020127
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Research Institute of Korean Medicone
2013 Volume.21 No. 2 p.127 ~ p.132
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Studying Correlationship between the Incidence of Stroke and Raising Grandchildren
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Lee Hyun-Jin
Kang Byeong-Gab
Kim Jin-Hee
Park Hea-Jin
Jeong Sun-Dae
Yoo Ho-Ryong
Kim Yoon-Sik
Seol In-Chan
Cho Hyun-Kyoung
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Abstract
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Background: Nowadays, increasing women's socio-economic activities increased the grandmothers raising grandchildren. Because of the contemporary situation, the health problems of the care giving grandparents is becoming an issue.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine correlationship between the incidence of stroke and raising grandchildren.
Methode: This article contrasts the ratio of recent experience of raising grandchildren of 195 normal and 323 stroke patients, especially women.
Result: There were 43.08% of women raising their grandchildren in the normal group while 13.31% of women of stroke patients group were raising their grandchildren before the onset of stroke.
Conclusion: The finding suggests the positive effect of raising grandchildren on reducing the risk for stroke.
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KEYWORD
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stroke , incidence , risk factor , grandmother , caregiver
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