The Effects of a Support Program for Family Caregivers of Elderly with Dementia on Empowerment and Attitudes toward Dementia
10.5977/jkasne.2019.25.1.103
- Author:
So Yoon KIM
1
;
Seonghee JEONG
Author Information
1. Nurse, Daejeon Donggu Dementia Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Dementia;
Family;
Empowerment;
Attitudes
- MeSH:
Aged;
Caregivers;
Dementia;
Humans;
Outcome Assessment (Health Care);
Power (Psychology)
- From:Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
2019;25(1):103-114
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This research was conducted to identify the effects of providing support programs to families of elderly with dementia on family empowerment and attitudes toward dementia. METHODS: A nonequivalent control group pre- and post-test design was used. Participants were 49 family caregivers, experimental (24) and control (25), recruited from families through a dementia support center in Y district. This program implemented Haearim, a support program for family caregivers of demented elders developed by the National Institute of Dementia in 2016. Outcome measures were empowerment and attitudes toward to dementia. Data were analyzed with a χ2-test, independent t-test, Fisher's exact probability test, paired t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA with SPSS/PC version 20.0. RESULTS: Family empowerment (F=6.84, p=.002) and family caregivers' attitudes (F=16.48, p < .001) toward dementia in the experimental group improved significantly more than that of the control group after intervention. CONCLUSION: Results indicate that support programs for families of elderly with dementia are effective in positively changing empowerment and attitudes toward dementia among family caregivers.
