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KMID : 0614820030090030353
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2003 Volume.9 No. 3 p.353 ~ p.366
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Care Time of Elderly in Long-Term Care Facilities
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Kim Eun-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to define the care time of elderly in long-term care facilities and to compare and analysis the care time by staff and facility types.
Method: The data were collected from 530 elderly over sixty, residin; in two long-term care hospitals for dementia, three long-term care hospitals for the elderly and two skilled nursi~ig facilities. Care time for individual residents was measured, the total time spent by nurses, aides.
Result: The average care time measured by nursing staff was 158.6 minutes a day. The average care time for one resident by nurse was 40:4 minutes, and by aides, 118.2 minutes. The difference of the care time showed statistical significance between long-terFn care facility types(p<0.001) average care time for dementia hospital(199.1min) was twice as long ~s that of skilled nursing facility(94.lmin).
Condusion: The results of the study showed that the care time differentiates care time provided to elderly in long-term care facilities in Korea. The study suggests the need to emphasize the importance of standardization of level of staff and service programs by the long-term facilities.
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KEYWORD
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Elderly, long-term care, caregivers, utilization
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