| Health Condition, Burden of Caring, and the Qualify of Life among Family Members of the Elderly with Senile Dementia |
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Hee Oh1, Sohyune Sok2 |
1Director, Deptirimcni of Nursing, Eon Peong Yonsei Hospital
2Assistant Professor, College of Nurrsing Science, Kyung Hee University |
| 치매노인 주 부양가족의 건강상태, 부양부담감 및 삶의 질 연구 |
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오희1, 석소현2 |
1은평연세병원 간호과장
2경희대학교 간호과학대학 조교수 |
Correspondence:
Sohyune Sok, Tel: 82-2-961-9144, Fax: 82-2-961-9398,
Email: 5977sok@khu.ac.kr
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Received: 23 February 2009 • Revised: 28 May 2009 • Accepted: 15 June 2009 |
| Abstract |
Purpose
This study attempted to examine the health condition, burden of caring, and the quality of life among family members of elderly with senile dementia, and through that, to provide the basis for improving the quality of life among family members of elderly with senile dementia.
Methods
Subjects were 173 family members of elderly with senile dementia in theEandY area in Seoul. Data was collected from April to September 2007. Data was analyzed by the SAS program according to the aims of this study.
Results
The health condition of the family showed a poor condition, the burden of caring was moderate, and the quality of life was good. The factors influencing the quality of life of the family members were health condition, burden of caring, age, and monthly allowance. The factor that was found to influence most the quality of life of the family was health condition.
Conclusion
Health condition as a weakness factor affecting the family members of elderly with senile dementia should be seriously considered. Moreover, a detailed nursing intervention strategy must be developed to improve the health condition of the family. |
| Key Words:
Health; Burden; Quality of life; Family; Dementia |
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