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The Perceived Occupational and Clients' Natures by the Participants of the Long-term Care-services Providers' Education in Korea  

Auh, Seong-Yeon (Department of Family Welfare, Chung-Ang University)
Paik, Sun-Ah (Department of Family Welfare, Chung-Ang University)
Kim, Eun-Joo (Department of Health Management, Hyupsung University)
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Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion / v.27, no.5, 2010 , pp. 51-61 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the perception of LTCP trainees' on their professional. To accomplish the purpose, the perceived occupational nature and perceived clients' nature among the participants in the LTCP education are examined with the predicting variables. Methods: The participants of this study were composed of 320 people who have completed the long-term care provider certificate program. The participants were from 5 different long-term care provider licensing institution in the region of Gangdong-Gu, Seoul. Total of 320 self-administered questionnaires were distributed from June 2, 2008 to October 2, 2008 and 297 questionnaires were collected. Among them 283 surveys were analyzed. Results: In this model, active family support and recognition of task characteristics for the LTCP were the significantly predicting with beta of .187 and .507. The effect from active family support was remained significantly as model progressed. The magnitude of F-value and R-square value were significant. Conclusion: The results from this study will be helpful for the scholars who have investigated on the LTCP education program development as well as policy makers who have tried to supply dependable LTCP to the needy elderly and their families. In turn, the results from this study may empower constituents to make informed decisions about, and easily access, existing health and long-term care options.
Keywords
Perceived occupational nature; Long-term care service; Service providers' education;
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