KMID : 0607720140250020137
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Journal of Korean Community Nursing 2014 Volume.25 No. 2 p.137 ~ p.145
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The Effect of a Social Support Program on Family Caregivers¡¯ Role Strain in Elderly Long-term Home Care
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Oh Mei-Hae
Park Kyung-Min
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a social support program on family caregivers¡¯ role
strain in elderly long-term home care.
Methods: The research adopted a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The number of participants was 25 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group sampled among family caregivers in elderly long-term home care. The experimental group participated in a 10-session social support program, which consisted of physical, emotional, informational, and material support. The effect of the program was evaluated by measuring family caregivers¡¯ role strain.
Results: The experimental group showed a significant decrease in family caregivers¡¯ role strain in elderly long-term home care.
Conclusion: The result suggests that the social support program was effective in decreasing family caregivers¡¯ role strain in elderly long-term home care. There is a need to develop more effective and systematicsocial support programsfor family caregivers of elderly long-term home care.
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KEYWORD
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Social support, Family caregivers, Elderly, Home care
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