The Effect of a Social Support Program on Family Caregivers' Role Strain in Elderly Long-term Home Care
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
; : 137-145, 2014.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
| ID: wpr-175605
Biblioteca responsable:
WPRO
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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Contexto en salud:
Agenda de Salud Sostenible para las Américas
Problema de salud:
Objetivo 3: Recursos humanos para la salud
Base de datos:
WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Asunto principal:
Cuidadores
/
Servicios de Atención de Salud a Domicilio
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociales de la salud
Límite:
Anciano
/
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Artículo