KMID : 0939320050080010020
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing 2005 Volume.8 No. 1 p.20 ~ p.30
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Stress and Health Status of Primary Caregivers Caring for Demented Elderly
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Kim Kyung-Min
Lee Eun-Nam
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the stress level and health status of primary caregivers living with demented elderly.
Method: The subject was 92 primary caregivers who had been taking care of demented elderly at home. The research tools were a stress questionnaire and health status questionnaire. The data were collected through direct interview with a questionnaire in the B city, from February to March 2004. The data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Pearson¡¯s correlation coefficients and Scheffe test using SPSS/PC 11.0 program.
Results: The primary caregivers living with demented elderly showed slightly high level of stress and moderate level of health status. Moreover, there was a significant correlation between the stress level and the mental and the physical health status.
Conclusion: Based on the results, we recommend the development of an intervention program to decrease the stress level of primary caregivers living with demented elderly for improving their health status.
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KEYWORD
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Primary caregivers, Stress, Health status, Dementia
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