저소득층의 치매노인 그룹홈 계획에 대한 요구 = Needs for the Planning of Group Homes for the Elderly Needs for the Planning of Group Homes for the Elderlywith Dementia of Lower Income Classes

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study aimed to examine the needs for the planning of group homes for the elderly with dementia in lower income class, who have more economic burden on the caring the demented aged. The survey was conducted by questionnaires collected from 300 respondents from December 2000 to March 2001. Methods of analysis were frequency distribution, mean and chi-square test.The results of this study were as follows: 1) The respondents perceived that the responsibility to take care of the elderly with dementia belonged to their family, not to society or the government, and the sons and daughters had to share the burden placed on care-givers. 2) The awareness of group homes for dementia was relatively low. 3) The respondents? needs for the group homes with dementia could be summarized as follows; small scale plan with homelike atmosphere, a total of 6-8 residents, structural type of detached house or three-storied town house, 2-3 persons per individual room, and management system by non-profit organization or the government. There were no big differences between the respondents of this study and upper and middle class studies conducted by other research, except for some details.Referring to results of this study, it is asserted that group homes for the elderly with dementia would be embraced throughout the country if political assistance combined with economic support were provided.주제어(Key Words): 치매노인(elderly with dementia), 그룹홈에 대한 요구(needs for group homes), 저소득층(lower income class)