The objective of this study was to identify knowledge and attitude on older adults of family caregivers.
Sample of this study were 262 subjects lived with older adults in J city and S city.
Data was collected by means of questionnaires from February 5...
The objective of this study was to identify knowledge and attitude on older adults of family caregivers.
Sample of this study were 262 subjects lived with older adults in J city and S city.
Data was collected by means of questionnaires from February 5 to March 31. 2008.
To measure subject knowledge, the questionnaires that was developed by Palmore(1998) and modified by Sunyoung Park(2006) were utilized.
To measure subject attitude, the questionnaires that was developed by Seonja Lee(1989) and modified by Jungbin Im(2007) were utilized.
To analyzed data, frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and correlation was examined with T-test and ANOVA using SPSS 12.0 version statistic program.
The results of this study were summarized as followings.
1. Knowledge on older adults is scored 13.43±3.67 out of 26(51.7%).
2. Attitude on older adults is scored 2.82 out of 4.
3. It is statistically significant that knowledge on older adults depends on age(F=3.26, p<0.5), the period of supporting(F=3.48, p<0.5), that attitude on older adults depends on gender(t=2.69, p<0.1), occupation(t=3.04, p<0.1), relationships with the old adults(F=4.68, p<0.1).
4. The correlation between the knowledge and attitude was positive correlation (r=.267, p<.01).
In conclusion, this study showed that attitude could change the knowledge, There for education program should be developed in order to improve knowledge.