A Trial to Support Family Caregivers in Long-Term Care Insurance in Japan: Self-Help Groups in Small Communities  

Oleh:

Yumiko, Momose ; Kiyomi, Asahara ; Sachiyo, Murashima

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Home Health Care Management & Practice vol. 15 no. 6 (Oct. 2003), page 494-499.
Topik: long-term care insurance (LTCI); family caregivers; impaired elderly; self-help group; role of health professionals
Fulltext: 494HHC156.pdf (58.27KB)

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In this article, the authors discuss issues regarding the families of impaired elders in the longterm care insurance program for the elderly in Japan and the activities of self-help groups (SHGs) in the support of family caregivers in small communities. Using data from a qualitative and quantitative research study, the effects of SHGs on family caregivers were clarified. A process in which family caregivers found meaning through their participation in SHGs emerged. Through this process, SHGs alleviated the caregivers’ mental distress related to caregiving, and caregivers had the potential to promote a change from traditional and cultural norms regarding family caregiving to newnorms that support the use of home care services. There was also a discussion about the support that health and welfare professionals provide to caregivers both in the empowerment process and as they explain activities and issues related to caregiving to community members.

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