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Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing (한국지역사회간호학회)
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The Effect of a Social Support Program on Family Caregivers' Role Strain in Elderly Long-term Home Care

사회적 지지 프로그램이 노인장기요양 재가급여 노인 수급자 가족원의 부담감에 미치는 효과

  • Received : 2014.05.22
  • Accepted : 2014.06.24
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a social support program on family caregivers' role strain in elderly long-term home care. Methods: The research adopted a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The number of participants was 25 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group sampled among family caregivers in elderly long-term home care. The experimental group participated in a 10-session social support program, which consisted of physical, emotional, informational, and material support. The effect of the program was evaluated by measuring family caregivers' role strain. Results: The experimental group showed a significant decrease in family caregivers' role strain in elderly long-term home care. Conclusion: The result suggests that the social support program was effective in decreasing family caregivers' role strain in elderly long-term home care. There is a need to develop more effective and systematicsocial support programsfor family caregivers of elderly long-term home care.

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