저소득층 독거노인과 독거노인생활관리사의 돌봄 관계 경험

• 영문명: Experiences of Caregiving Relationship between Low-income Older Adults Living Alone and their Life Managers
• 발행기관: 한국생애학회
• 저자명: 김미영(Mi Young Kim) 손서희(Seohee Son)
• 간행물 정보: 『생애학회지』생애학회지 제9권 제2호, 125~144쪽, 전체 20쪽
• 주제분류: 자연과학 > 생활/식품과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2019.06.30

영문 초록

The purpose of this study was to explore how low-income older adults living alone and their life managers in the care services for low-income older adults living alone experienced their caregiving relationship. Analysis was based on nine low-income older adults living alone and their nine life managers. Three themes were identified: perceptions on their caregiving relationship, different expectations between the older adults and their life managers, and efforts to improve their relationships. Regarding the perceptions on their caregiving relationship, the low-income older adults living alone thought their life managers as a family or even better than their own family. The life managers also had a rewarding experience. Despite these positive experiences in the caregiving relationship, they had different expectations for the relationship. The older adults had different perceptions of care services based on their living conditions and their relationship with their life managers. In terms of the life managers, they perceived their role as both a volunteer and a professional. In addition, they experienced difficulties in establishing different relationships with 30 individuals who have different expectations on the care service. Considering their efforts to improve their relationships, the older adults expressed their gratitude by sharing foods and prayer. The life managers also had endeavored to improve their services by acquiring professional qualifications and utilizing their personal network. These findings suggest that life managers are important interpersonal and economic resources for the older adults living alone and it is important to improve the work conditions of life managers in order to provide better services for low-income older adults living alone.

목차

I. 서론

II. 연구방법

III. 연구결과

IV. 논의 및 결론

참고문헌

키워드

low-income older adults living alone life managers for older adults living alone caregiving relationship