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백희정 ( Baek Hee-Chong ) - 적십자간호대학
최윤정 ( Choi Yun-Jung ) - 국민건강보험공단 일산병원 가정진료사업소
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the needs of family caregivers of home care patients.
Methods: A total of 40 caregivers had been selected from a hospital-based home care agency in Gyunggi province. The instrument developed by Hileman, Lackey, & Hassanein(1992) was modified to 55 items and used in this study. The instrument consists of 6 categories: informational, household, patient care, personal, spiritual, and psychological needs. Out of 29 analysed with descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, and Spearman correlation test using SPSS 14.0.
Results: Most caregivers were females, with a mean age of , 32.1% were spouses, and 92.9% were living with patients. Patient’s activities of daily living score was very low, and 44% of patients had cerebrovascular disease. Caregiver’s needs were moderate, and the greatest being personal need. There was a significant difference between caregiver’s monthly income and needs.
Conclusion: Home care nurses need to teach and support family caregivers with specific programs and services to meet the identified and unmet needs of caregivers of home care patients. In-home respite and institutional respite are recommended for amily caregivers taking care of patients with chronic disease.
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KeyWords
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요구도, 돌봄 제공자, 가정간호
Needs, Caregivers, Home care
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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