• 한국가족복지학
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• 제59호
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• pp.81-112
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• 2018

이 연구의 목적은 거듭 강조되고 있으나 여전히 어려움이 내재되어 있는 성인기 발달장애 자녀 어머니의 돌봄 부담감을 탐색하고, 이를 경감시키거나 완충할 수 있는 가족지원 방안을 논의하는데 있다. 이를 위해 B광역시에 소재하는 장애인복지관 2곳과 종합사회복지관 3곳의 장애인주간보호센터를 이용하는 성인기 발달장애 자녀 어머니 5명을 목적표집법으로 선정하여 개별 심층면담을 진행하였다. 면담자료 분석을 통하여 참여자가 경험하는 돌봄 부담감으로 자녀의 '제자리걸음을 맴도는 도전적 행동', '산 넘어 산과 같은 일상생활 관리의 어려움', '가족 기능 유지의 복병'이라는 3가지 대주제와 이에 따른 소주제 9개, 의미주제 19개를 유형화하였다. 연구결과를 바탕으로 성인기 발달장애 자녀와 그들 가족의 돌봄 부담감을 경감시킬 수 있는 정책적?실천적 가족지원 방안에 대해 논의하고 후속연구를 위한 제언을 하였다.

• 한국노년학
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.683-699
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• 2009

고령화와 가족 구조의 변화로 노인 부양이 사회적인 문제가 되고 있는 가운데 최근 그 비율이 증가하고 있는 배우자 부양자에 대한 연구의 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 배우자 부양은 '돌봄' 외에도 '결혼 생활의 연장'이라는 특징이 있어 성인 자녀를 비롯한 기타 가족 부양자와는 질적으로 다른 경험일 가능성이 크다. 또한 남편과 아내가 처한 맥락이 상이하므로 이들의 성별 차이에 대해 구체적으로 알아볼 필요가 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 배우자를 돌보는 부양자에 초점을 맞추어 배우자 부양자의 부양 동기 및 사회적 지지가 부양 부담에 미치는 영향을 성별 차이를 중심으로 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 2001년 보건사회연구원에서 실시한 「장기요양보호 대상 노인의 수발 실태와 복지욕구」 자료를 이용하여 기술통계 및 T검증, X²검증과 로지스틱 회귀분석 등을 실시하였다. 분석 결과 부양 동기 및 사회적 지지가 부양자의 부양 부담에 미치는 영향은 성별에 따라, 부담의 하위 항목에 따라 차이점과 공통점이 각각 발견되었다. 부양 동기의 경우, 부인을 돌보는 남성의 부양 부담에만 유의미한 영향을 미쳤고, 남편을 돌보는 여성부양자에게서는 부양 동기와 부양 부담과의 관련성이 관찰되지 않았다. 한편, 사회적 지지는 남성 부양자의 부양 부담에는 유의미한 영향을 미치지 않았으나, 여성 부양자의 경우 사회적 지지가 적을수록 경제적 부담을 느낄 승산이 높아지는 것으로 나타났다. 부양자의 건강상태와 피부양자의 ADL 수준은 남녀 모두의 신체적 부담에 영향을 미치는 것으로 타나났다. 이러한 결과에 기초하여, 배우자 부양자의 부담을 줄이기 위한 연구와 정책적 노력에 성인지적 관점의 필요성을 제기하였다.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.260-269
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• 2005

Purpose: This study were to understand the caregiving situation of families with the demented elderly and to develop a self-help program for them. Method: A self-help program was designed to increase caregivers' confidence and skills in problem solving. In addition, it was designed to provide information about the demented elderly. The self-help program of this study was composed of nine sessions. Result: Family caregivers of elderly patients with dementia obviously experience high level of stress. which often leads the caregivers to negative outcomes such as depression, interference with social activities and health difficulties. That is, caring is stressful for caregivers because the demands of the caregiving situation tend to overwhelm the caregivers' coping resources. Therefore, families with demented elderly persons need assistances in order to be relieved from their care burden. Conclusion: The self-help program includes the understanding of dementia, the family caregiving experiences of the demented elderly persons, the time for self-care, the search for helping, the improving of interpersonal relations and communications.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.280-290
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• 2012

Purpose: This study done to identify the experiences of families caring for patients with terminal cancer. The question was, "What is the caregiving experience of a family who has a member with terminal cancer?" Methods: Grounded Theory was applied and in-depth interviews were done with 11 family members. Interviews were recorded with the interviewees' consent and were transcribed and analyzed. Participants' relationships to patients were 6 spouses, 4 daughters, and 1 mother. The ages of the participants were between 32 and 62, with an average of 47.5. Results: The study showed "enduring with bonds" as the main category and the main factor affecting this category was the "patients' diagnosis of terminal cancer." The caregiving experience was divided into four stages: shock, confusion, struggle, and acceptance. Mediating factors were relationship with the patient, intimacy with the patient, social support, communication, and trust. Conclusively, participants underwent internal maturity, and changes occurred in family and social and personal life. Conclusion: The families took care of the patients with responsibility and love. The study results should help with the understanding of a family with a member with terminal cancer and should be used to develop nursing, mediating, and consulting programs for these caregivers.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.1461-1475
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• 2005

Purpose. The main purpose of this critical ethnography was to examines the process and discourses through which family caregivers experience while caring for their sick family member in a hospital. Methods. This was achieved by conducting in-depth interviews with 12 family caregivers, and by observing their caring activities and daily lives in natural settings. The study field was a unit for neurologic patients. Data was analyzed using taxonomy, discourse analysis, and proxemics. All research work was iteratively processed from March 2003 to December 2004. Results. Constant comparative analysis of the data yielded the process of becoming a successful family caregiver: encountering the differences and chaos as novice; constructing their world of skilled caregivers; and becoming a hospital family as experienced caregivers. During the process of becoming an experienced hospital family, the discourse of family centered idea guided their caring behaviors and daily lives. Conclusion. The paternalistic family caregivers struggled, cooperated, and harmonized with the patriarchal world of professional health care system. During this process of becoming hospital family, professional nurses must act as cultural brokers between the lay family caring system and the professional caring system.

• 아동학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.51-66
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• 2001

This study investigated whether infant child care experience, alone or in combination with mother/child factors, is associated with attachment security. Participants were forty 12-to 18-month-old infants and their mothers. Infants were observed in the Strange Situation to assess the pattern of infant-mother attachment; the Observational Ratings of the Caregiving Environment was used to assess the caregiving environment. Mothers were interviewed with the questionnaires and observed in the laboratory "living room". There were significant main effects of maternal sensitivity and responsiveness and of stability of care on attachment security and on insecure/avoidance. Significant interaction effects revealed that infants were more likely to be secure when high maternal sensitivity/responsiveness was combined with good quality child care, non-maternal care initiated prior to six months of age, or care by close relatives.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.296-303
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• 2021

Background: Rapid population aging in developed countries has resulted in the working-age population increasingly being tasked with the provision of informal care. Methods: An educational intervention was delivered to 21 carer-employees employed at a Canadian University. Work role function, job security, schedule control, work-family conflict, familywork conflict, and supervisor and coworker support were measured as part of an aggregated workplace experience score. This score was used to measure changes pre/post intervention and at a follow-up period approximately 12 months post intervention. Three random intercept models were created via linear mixed modeling to illustrate changes in participants' workplace experience across time. Results: All three models reported statistically significant random and fixed effects intercepts, with a positive coefficient of change. Conclusion: This suggests that the intervention demonstrated an improvement of the workplace experience score for participants over time, with the association particularly strong immediately after intervention.

• 한국노년학
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.785-808
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• 2016

본 연구는 노년 죽음과 관련해 노년 스스로의 죽음 준비 모습과 주변인들의 돌봄 의미 및 가치를 조경란의 소설 을 통해 분석해 보았다. 먼저, 작가는 죽음에 이른 노년을 돌보는 여성들의 고통이나 내적 갈등을 그려나가는 한편, 오랜 돌봄 경험을 통해 죽음에 대한 긍정적 수용 자세와 자아발견의 모습을 형상화 하였다. 이런 작가의 시각은 생태여성주의자들이 고령사회에서 여성의 돌봄 행위 가치를 긍정적으로 평가는 주장과 연결된다. 작품 속 젊은 여성들의 돌봄 행위를 유교 문화적 성역할 규범의 내면화로 파악하기보다, 현대사회 죽음의 개인화 현상 속에서 노년의 삶과 죽음을 공유해 나간 공동체적 삶의 자세로 파악할 수 있다. 또한 노년 인물들의 투병생활과 죽음에 이르는 과정은 젊은 세대에게 유년시절 죽음의 트라우마를 극복하고 삶과 죽음에 대한 존재론적 물음을 던지며 진정한 자아성찰의 계기가 되었다. 이렇게 조경란은 고령화 사회에서 불가역적 노화현상에 따른 죽음 문제를 노년 주체의 죽음 준비 모습과 주변인의 돌봄 행위를 통해 세대 간 소통의 의미를 보여주었다. 특히 젊은 세대의 시선에 비친 노년의 질병과 죽음을 통해 삶과 죽음의 윤리적 계기를 마련해 나가는 데 집중하였다.

• 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.37-50
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• 2023

Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing communication satisfaction between geriatric caregivers and older adults in urban-rural complex communities. The ultimate goal was to design local community educational programs and policies to enhance communication satisfaction among geriatric caregivers and improve the quality of care services for older adults. Methods: To identify factors influencing communication satisfaction between elderly caregivers and older adults, a survey titled "CCEP: Assessment of Communication Status between Elderly Care Service Providers and Recipients" was conducted from February to July 2020, focusing on rural-urban complex areas. The survey was administered based on providers of elderly healthcare services. The survey targeted 131 respondents involved in providing care services for older adults. The dependent variable of this study was the communication satisfaction reported by elderly caregivers in their interactions with the elderly. The independent variables included perceptions of older adults, factors associated with communication difficulties, and communication efforts. Additionally, gender, working environment, working experience, and the proportion of face-to-face interactions with older adults during caregiving were controlled for the hierarchical multiple regression analysis. Results: The analysis revealed that communication efforts with older adults significantly influenced communication satisfaction (β=.09, p<0.01). However, perceptions of the elderly and communication hindrance factors did not have a significant impact on communication satisfaction among geriatric caregivers. Conclusion: Effective communication between geriatric caregivers and older adults is crucial for identifying and meeting the needs and demands of caregiving services, and it plays a vital role in overall caregiving service satisfaction. To enhance communication skills and satisfaction among geriatric caregivers and ensure the appropriate fulfillment of elderly care needs in the local community, the development of community-centered, specialized health communication programs and other initiatives will be necessary in the future.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.914-923
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• 2007

Purpose: This qualitative study aimed to identify the common, lived experiences of grandmothers who cared for their grandchildren as the primary caregivers. Methods: This study was based on the phenomenological method described by Colaizzi (1978). Results: Seven theme clusters emerged from the data as follows: "grandmother caregivers accept the parenting role of the incessant responsibilities and the distrust of non-kin caregivers.", "grandmother caregivers have a double maternal roles; an instrument-oriented maternal role to their own child and relationship-oriented maternal role to their grandchild.", "grandmother caregivers are partially authorized to make decisions in the matters of their grandchild.", "grandmother caregivers suffer a deterioration in their health by an acceleration of the aging process.", "caregiving causes grandmother caregivers to feel a sense of social isolation, and persue various coping strategies to control this feeling.", "grandmother caregivers have a greater feeling of self-esteem, but they often conflict with their adult children if they don't feel appreciated by them.", "grandmother caregivers have limited social support and their health issues are often overlooked in the family context.' Conclusion: The results of this study can guide nurses and health care workers to understand the experiences of grandmother caregivers and to implement individualized nursing interventions suited for them.