Study on the Experience of Mother-Daughter Relationship through the Process of Admission to Nursing Care Facilities

The purpose of this study is to investigate the experience of the mother-daughter relationship among middle-aged women in depth through the process of admission to nursing home facilities of their dementia mother. For the purpose, 8 middle-aged women whose dementia mothers were admitted to nursing care facilities were selected as research subject, and data collection was carried out through individual interviews. As a result of this research based on the phenomenological method of Colazzi, 3 categories, 6 sub-categories, and 17 subject bundles were derived. Research results can be summarized as follows: First, the mother-daughter relationship was dramatically reversed in the process of mother's admission to the nursing care facilities. Second, in the process of dementia mother's admission to the nursing care facilities, it was confirmed that daughters rather than sons were in an independent position regarding care and management. Third, in the process of dementia mother's admission to the nursing care facilities, it turned out that the entire family experiences depression, anxiety, and feeling of loss due to a sudden change in mother-daughter relationship as well as further transformation in family relationship, suggesting that there is a need to operate education or consultation programs for the family members to help them accommodate and deal with the sudden change.

요양보호시설 입소 과정을 통해 본 모녀관계 경험연구

본 연구는 치매어머니의 요양보호시설 입소과정을 통해 중년기 여성의 모녀관계 경험을 심층적으로 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 치매어머니가 요양보호시설에 입소한 중년 여성 8명을 연구대상으로 하였으며, 자료 수집은 개별적인 심층면담을 통하여 이루어졌다. Colazzi의 현상학적 방법론을 바탕으로 연구를 진행하여 분석한 결과 17개의 주제묶음과 6개의 하위범주, 3개의 범주가 도출되었다. 연구결과는 첫째, 치매어머니가 요양보호시설 입소과정에서 모녀관계가 극적으로 역전되는 경험을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 치매어머니의 요양보호시설 입소과정에서 아들보다 딸이 치매어머니의 돌봄과 관리에 주체적인 입장에 있는 것이 확인되었다. 셋째, 치매어머니의 요양보호시설 입소 과정에서 급격한 모녀관계 변화, 나아가 가족관계의 전환으로 우울증과 불안, 상실감 등을 경험하는 것으로 나타나 이를 수용하고 대처할 수 있도록 요양보호시설 입소가족을 위한 교육 또는 상담 프로그램을 운영해야 함을 제안하였다.