Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 2001;39(1):81-90.
부양형태에 따른 신체취약 노인들의 정신건강
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이화여자대학교 소비자·인간발달학과
The Type of Elder Care Arrangements and its Consequences for Mental Health Among Physically Frail Elderly
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This study focuses on the type of elder care arrangements and its consequences for mental health among physically frail elderly. Based on data from 410 frail older people, this study reveals the following results: (1) Frail elderly in family caregiving situation shows better mental health in terms of depression and psychological well-being than those in self-care or public institutional situation, (2) but this positive effect of family caregiving on mental health, especially depression, among older people is partly explained by the differences in income and marital status among older people in different caregiving situations, (3) the factors which are significantly related to mental health of older people are income in family caregiving situation, and education in both self-care situation and institutional situation. The results of the study emphasize the importance of family resources in family caregiving situation and of personal resources in self7are or institutional situation.
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