재가 요보호노인 부양자의 자원이용과 스트레스에 관한 연구

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examines the relationship between resources and the state of stress in a care situation, and looks at the factors which impose stress on caregivers providing home-care for the frail elderly in Korea. The researcher interviewed 24 caregivers for the frail elderly aged 65 years old and over. The result is that although there are various levels of stress of the caregivers, the economic situation of the family and the frequency of resources use play the major roles in producing the level of stress. The major findings in this paper are as follows. 1. In cases where only a second caregiver is available(Type I ), the stress level of the main caregiver is influenced by his/her own physical condition and economic situation. 2. In cases where only private caregivers are available(TypeII ), the level of the main caregiver stress is influenced by his/her own physical condition and economic means to maintain a certain level of private help. 3. In cases where both second any caregivers and public helpers are available(TypeIII), the level of stress varies. Even where the physical conditions and economic situation of the caregivers are the same, the stress level depends on the religious faith of the caregivers. 4. In cases where both second caregivers and private caregivers are available(TypeIV), the level of stress depends on how well they are co-working for the care of the frail elderly.