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The Effect of Care Workers' Assistance Services on Behavioral Changes of the Elderly

요양보호사의 지원서비스가 노인의 행동변화에 미치는 영향

  • 정윤모 (원광대학교 사회복지학과) ;
  • 강영식 (충남대학교 교육학과 교육대학원 유아교육과)
  • Received : 2012.12.05
  • Accepted : 2013.04.11
  • Published : 2013.04.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of care workers' assistance services on behavioral changes of the elderly. To achieve this, a survey was carried out on 100 elderly people, who receive the services from care workers in J area-based elderly care facilities, and elderly patient families. The results of this study are as follows. First, the effect of care workers' assistance services on the elderly's satisfaction of physical activities showed that the nursing and caregiving services have a significant positive effect on their satisfaction of physical activities(p<.05). Second, the effect of care workers' assistance services on the elderly's satisfaction of psycho-emotional activities showed that the caregiving services have a significant positive effect on their satisfaction of psycho-emotional activities(p<.01). Third, the effect of care workers' assistance services on the elderly's satisfaction of social cognition activities showed that the caregiving services have a significant positive effect on their satisfaction of social cognition activities(p<.01). Consequently, if the elderly receive the repetitive and continuous nursing and caregiving service in the limit that is forced to deteriorate the elderly's physical, psychological and cognitive development, and slow down their activities, there will be changes and promotion in their physical, psychological and cognitive behaviors. In other words, it is of use in that care workers' continuous assistance services can improve the elderly's life, driven by the changes of their physical, psychological and cognitive behaviors.

본 연구는 요양보호사의 지원서비스가 노인의 행동변화에 미치는 영향을 알아보는데 목적을 갖고, J지역 소재 노인전문요양보호시설에서 요양보호사로부터 서비스를 받고 있는 노인과 노인환자 보호가족 100명을 대상으로 설문조사하였다. 분석결과 첫째, 요양보호사의 지원서비스가 노인의 신체활동 만족에 미치는 영향을 검증한 결과 간호처치서비스, 동작수발서비스가 노인의 신체활동 만족에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다(p<.05). 둘째, 요양보호사의 지원서비스가 노인의 심리정서활동 만족에 미치는 영향을 검증한 결과 동작수발서비스가 노인의 심리정서활동 만족에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다(p<.01). 셋째, 요양보호사의 지원서비스가 노인의 사회인지활동 만족에 미치는 영향을 검증한 결과 동작수발서비스가 노인의 사회인지활동 만족에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다(p<.01). 이같은 결과는 노인의 신체적, 심리적, 인지적 발달이 퇴화되어가며, 활동이 둔화될 수밖에 없는 제한된 한계에서 반복적이며, 지속적인 간호처치와 동작수발 케어 서비스를 받음으로써 신체적, 심리적, 인지적 행동변화에 긍정적으로 변화되고 촉진됨을 의미한다. 즉, 요양보호사의 지속적인 지원서비스를 통해 노인의 긍정적인 신체적, 심리적, 인지적 행동변화로 긍정적인 삶을 증진시킬 수 있는 촉진제가 될 수 있음을 시사한 점에서 그 유용성을 갖는다.

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