|
KMID : 1138720060320010053
|
|
Korean Public Health Research
2006 Volume.32 No. 1 p.53 ~ p.65
|
|
|
The Factors Affecting the Burden of the Elderly from their Care-Receiving
|
|
Hwang Hae-Seok
Nam Chul-Hyun
Kwon Chul
Jang Byung-Won
Chung Han-Tae
Kim Gi-Yeol
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
The aim of thls stud) 1s to examine the factors affecting the burden of the elderl) on their care-receiv~ng from thc perspective i f the aged to promote quality of I~fe and to provide effective h 1 1 y caregiving services For this stud). a total of 1.250 of the aged of 60 years old and over lived in Seoul, Busan, Daegu. Kwanglu. lllsari and Daejeon clty were randoml) selected and ~ntervlewed The malor findlngs are as follows Flrst, such factors as monthly average Incvmc. cducat~onal background, occupatlon. health. religion and utilization of welfare lnstltutlons turned out to have a s~gnificant relationbh~p w~th the thought of the older persons that they are being a burden on thelr care-receiving Multiple regression analyses suggests that family bondage between members is the most ~nfluent~akla rlable. folloued by stress. occupation and religion. Second. thcrc 1s a sign~ficant relationship between stress and a number of hctors such as gender. age. educational background. marital status. rel~glon. occupatlon. and monthly average Income Third, it IS found that the degree or’ the family bondage has significant relations w~th gender. age. mar~tal status, monthly average income. educational background. rellgton. occupation and health As a result of the above findings, 11 can be sa~d that the tighter the fam~lq bondage, the less stress from their caregiver and the less the burden fi-It tioin care-receiv~ng Based on these major findings. ~t IS needed to buildup publlc caregiving system for the older persons. especially such as home helper servlcc and da! carc ccnter In order to stead~ly Improve carc and support for them In addition. to lo~vcr the risk of dependenq In later life. the karious service programs for the older persons. such as income maintenance programs and sustainable health-care services with emphaus on disease prevention and health promotion should developed and ~mplemented In concluson. In order to alleviate the burden of the older persons from thc~r care-receiv~ng and to asslst fam~ly caregivers government. older persons themsel\es, a well as familles and communities should work together In providing support and adequate careglvlng to them.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
Elderly Burden, Care receiving
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|