사례관리 대상노인의 미충족 욕구사정: 욕구사정도구(Camberwell Assessment of Need)를 활용한 탐색적 연구

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purposes of this research were: (1) to apply the Camberwell Assessment of Need to the Elderly, (2) to identify unmet needs for the elderly, (3) to verify the support systems which provide support to the elderly. The Camberwell Assessment of Need(CAN) is a new instrument which has designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of needs. Elderly people for case management service were interviewed, using Camberwell Assessment Need (CAN), to assess reliability and validity. The study shows that the CAN is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing the needs of elderly people with complex problems. It is easy to administer and a complete assessment took, on average, 25 minutes. Most of needs such as alcohol problem, sexual expression, grandchild care, drugs, occupation, telephone, education, intimate relationship, household skills were not identified as serious unmet needs. The needs which had met or partially met were welfare benefits, information about treatment, food, money, etc.. Needs who receive physical health, transport, psychological distress, money were identified as serious unmet needs. This study needs to be supplemented by further study in order to fully explore the qualities of the instrument.