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The Effects of a Support Program for Family Caregivers of Elderly with Dementia on Empowerment and Attitudes toward Dementia

치매노인 가족 지지프로그램이 치매가족의 임파워먼트와 치매태도에 미치는 효과

  • 김소윤 (대전광역시 동구치매안심센터) ;
  • 정성희 (한국방송통신대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2018.12.26
  • Accepted : 2019.01.25
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

Purpose: This research was conducted to identify the effects of providing support programs to families of elderly with dementia on family empowerment and attitudes toward dementia. Methods: A nonequivalent control group pre- and post-test design was used. Participants were 49 family caregivers, experimental (24) and control (25), recruited from families through a dementia support center in Y district. This program implemented Haearim, a support program for family caregivers of demented elders developed by the National Institute of Dementia in 2016. Outcome measures were empowerment and attitudes toward to dementia. Data were analyzed with a ${\chi}^2-test$, independent t-test, Fisher's exact probability test, paired t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA with SPSS/PC version 20.0. Results: Family empowerment (F=6.84, p=.002) and family caregivers' attitudes (F=16.48, p<.001) toward dementia in the experimental group improved significantly more than that of the control group after intervention. Conclusion: Results indicate that support programs for families of elderly with dementia are effective in positively changing empowerment and attitudes toward dementia among family caregivers.

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Figure 1. Contents of support program.

Table 1. Homogeneity test of General Characteristics

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Table 2. Homogeneity Test of Dependent Variables

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Table 3. The Comparison of Family Empowerment and Attitude to Dementia

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