치매노인 주 부양자의 건강관련 삶의 질 예측인자

• Published in: 지역사회간호학회지 Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 232 - 241
• Main Authors: 김정순(Jung Soon Kim), 김명수(Myoung Soo), 김수옥(Soo Ok Kim), 유연자(Youn Ja Yoo), 원대영(Dae Young Won)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국지역사회간호학회 2007
• Subjects: 간호학
• ISSN: 1225-9594; 2288-4203

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the health-related quality of life of caregivers for demented elders. Method: The subjects of this study were 170 pairs of demented elders and their caregivers. Socio-demographic characteristics of the demented elders and the caregivers, Barthel index and SF-36 were used in this study. Data analysis procedure included t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and hierarchical multiple regression. Results: The score of overall health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was 288.62 in norm-based scoring. The major factors that affect HRQoL of the demented elders' caregivers were burden, the age of the caregiver, ADL and gender of the demented elder, and these factors explained 34.5% of HRQoL. Conclusion: The factors significantly affecting the caregivers' HRQoL were burden, the age of the caregiver and ADL. The effective social support system should be considered in respective nursing interventions to decrease the level of burden and to increase HRQoL in demented elders' caregivers. Further studies and efforts will be needed to investigate preceding factors of burden and HRQoL.