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KMID : 0922320080150020115
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2008 Volume.15 No. 2 p.115 ~ p.121
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Identifying the Needs of Home Care Patient’s Family Caregivers
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Baek Hee-Chong
Choi Yun-Jung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the needs of family caregivers of home care patients.
Methods: A total of 40 caregivers had been selected from a hospital-based home care agency in Gyunggi province. The instrument developed by Hileman, Lackey, & Hassanein(1992) was modified to 55 items and used in this study. The instrument consists of 6 categories: informational, household, patient care, personal, spiritual, and psychological needs. Out of 29 analysed with descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, and Spearman correlation test using SPSS 14.0.
Results: Most caregivers were females, with a mean age of , 32.1% were spouses, and 92.9% were living with patients. Patient’s activities of daily living score was very low, and 44% of patients had cerebrovascular disease. Caregiver’s needs were moderate, and the greatest being personal need. There was a significant difference between caregiver’s monthly income and needs.
Conclusion: Home care nurses need to teach and support family caregivers with specific programs and services to meet the identified and unmet needs of caregivers of home care patients. In-home respite and institutional respite are recommended for amily caregivers taking care of patients with chronic disease.
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KEYWORD
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Needs, Caregivers, Home care
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