Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (가정간호학회지)

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A Study of Family Caregiver's Burden for the Terminally III Patients

지역사회 말기질환자 가족 부담감에 관한 연구

  • Han, Sung-Suk (The Catholic University of Korea, College of Nursing) ;
  • Ro, You-Ja (Former The Catholic University of Korea, College of Nursing & WHO Collaborating Center for Hospice/Palliative Care) ;
  • Yang, Soo (The Catholic University of Korea, College of Nursing) ;
  • Yoo, Yang-Sook (The Catholic University of Korea, College of Nursing) ;
  • Kim, Sek-Il (The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine) ;
  • Hwang, Hee-Hyung (Graduate School of Public Health, The Seoul National University)
  • 한성숙 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학 간호학과) ;
  • 노유자 (전 가톨릭 간호대학, 호스피스교육연구소) ;
  • 양수 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학 간호학과) ;
  • 유양숙 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학 간호학과) ;
  • 김석일 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 예방의학과) ;
  • 황희경 (서울대학 보건 대학원)
  • Published : 2003.06.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to describe the perceived burden of the terminally III patients's caregiver and to analyze relationship between the perceived burden and the various demographics, illness characteristics, family relationships, and economic factor of the family & patients. The sample of 132 caregivers who care for the terminally III patients Kyung-Gi province, Seoul, Korea. The period of this study was from August to September, 2002. The perceived burden of the family caregiver was measured by the burden scale(20 items, 4 point scale) developed by Montgomery et al. (1985). The Data was analyzed using SAS-program by t-test and ANOVA. The results were as follows; 1. The mean of the family caregiver's burden score was 3.02. The score showed that caregivers perceive severe the level of burden. The hight items of the family caregiver's burden were' I feel it is painful to watch patient's diseases'(3.77). 'I feel afraid for what the future holds for my patients'(3.66), 'I feel it reduced to amount of privacy time'(3.64). 2. The caregiver's burden was significantly related to patient's gender(F=3.17, p= 0.0020), patient's job(F=2.49, p=0.0476), caregiver's age(F=4.29, p=0.0030), and caregiver's job(F=2.49, p=0.0476). 3. The caregiver's burden according to illness characteristics showed no significant difference. 4. The caregiver's burden was significantly associated with patient's family relationship (F=4.05, p=0.0041), patient's care mean period in a day(F=47.18,

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