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Factors Affecting the Level of Depression and Life Satisfaction of Family Caregivers of Frail Older People in Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2006

Soo Young Kim  and
So Young Min
Soo Young Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Social Welfare, Kyungsung University, Korea E-mail: [email protected]
So Young Min
Affiliation:
Department of Social Welfare, Kyonggi, University, Korea E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

South Korea is rapidly becoming an aged society and with changing family structures there is increasing concern about the care of older people. This paper considers the well being of family carers of older people who suffer from dementia or a stroke. One hundred and sixty eight family caregivers, who were caring for elderly relatives, were selected and the major factors affecting their psychological well-being and proposals to improve their quality of life are identified and discussed.

Type
Themed Section on South Korea: Developing social policy and practice in a changing society
Information
Social Policy and Society , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , July 2006 , pp. 399 - 408
Copyright
Cambridge University Press 2006

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