[原著］Investigation of the Health of Caregivers for the Aged in Taiwan

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In this study, we interviewed 94 non-profesional caregivers caring for the frail elderly members of their families residing in the Taichung area of Taiwan in order to explore the main caregiver's burden and the relative factors which influence their physical and mental health using the Todai Health Index (THI). The three items which the caregivers experienced as the greatest burden were anxiety regarding the critical status of the elderly, accumulated fatigue, and social restriction. From the results of the stepwise multiple regression models, we ascertained that the caregiver's psychological state was greatly affected by this role. Depression was the most common mental problem, and vague complaints were the main physical health problem. The main factors which influenced the caregiver s physical and psychological health, in order of severity, were total burden, economic burden and accumulated fatigue. Taiwan has gradually become an aged society and research such as this may be useful in the future development of a social welfare policy for the aged.
琉球医学会の論文
1993-00-00