가족기능이 재가치매노인 주부양자의 부양부담에 미치는 영향연구

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to know if functions of family influence supporting obligation burdened on main supporters keeping up dementia-patients under the medical treatment at home. For this purpose, collected data were analyzed to clarify if any differences are found in supporting burdens and family functions or not as well as if family functions influence supporters’ burdens supporting dementia-patients, according to general characters of main supporters who keep up dementia-patients under the medical treatment at home. Study results are as follows; First, significant differences were found in family functions according to relations between main supporters and dementia-patients under the medical treatment at home. In case that main supporters are patients’ spouses, the degree of family function is lower than that in case that main supporters are patents’ children. Second, significant differences were found in supporting burdens according to financial income levels and final scholarly attainments. The lower was income level, the higher was final scholarly attainment, the higher was the degree of supporting burdens. Third, the results after conducting Regression Analysis to know the influences of family functions upon main supporters burdens supporting dementia-patients under the medical treatment at home were as follows; the predictor variables influencing main supporters burdens supporting dementia-patients were family function, family’s religion, relations with dementia-patients under the medical treatment at home, income level. In other words, the lower was family function degree, the higher was the degree of supporter’s patent supporting burdens. Also, the main supporter’s burden degree supporting dementia-patients was higher in case that the family has a religion than in case that the family doesn’t have a religion, higher in case that the main supporter is the spouse than in case that the main supporter is the patient’s children, also higher in case that the family income level was high than in case that the income level was low. Summarizing suggestions given after this study was conducted, they are as follows : First, it was urgently required to offer special family consultation program or medical treatment services for dementia-patients under the medical treatment at home as well as their main supporters. Second, it is demanded to expand and execute dementia-related educational services for main supporters as well as their families. Third, it is urgent that professionals should be posted to activate self-help group programs for dementia-patients under the medical treatment at home and their families. Fourth, it is required to expand the financial aid range for massive execution of day-time protective business for dementia-patients under the medical treatment at home and enhancement of patients’ recovery. The above study tells that the common thought was support for dementia-patients should be by their families rather than by some social aids, and most people don’t like sending dementia-patients to dementia-related social facilities or organizations. Therefore, such kind of family’s crisis had better be overcome and aided by developing public and private programs based on Korean traditional values about supporting aged parents.