RESUMEN
This study investigated the difficulties that single caregivers face while providing home health care for a parent while continuing to work. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 9 single caregivers who balanced working while providing home health care for more than 3 months for a parent discharged from the hospital. The interview contents were inductively analyzed. One core category with 2 factors was extracted, revealing the characteristics of difficulties that single caregivers face while balancing work and providing home health care. The factor [psychological stress associated with care] had the categories [opportunity to provide care] and [an environment where there is no one to take over caregiving. The factor [care reporting system of persons experienced in providing care] had the categories [presence of a person to talk to about troubles] and [areas to watch and respite system]. For single caregivers providing home health care for a parent for 3 months while continuing to work, the care burden was found to increase over time. The presence of a person whom they could talk to when they experienced difficulties influenced their ability both to provide care and to continue working. Establishing a system that allows for cooperation between medical institutions, the workplace, and society is necessary so that single caregivers can more easily provide care for a parent while continuing to work.