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A Study on the Factors Impacting Main Caregiver Empowerment

Lee Yu-Ri 1

1남부대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is identifyimg the factors influencing to main caregiver empowerment. The factors are as follows: factors related to mental disorders(functioning level, duration of mental disorders, the frequency of the hospitalization), individual background of main caregiver(age, school career, family income), family relationship, professional support, informal support. The subjects of this study are 385 main caregivers of mentally disordered persons in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Gwangju, Jeonnam and the results of this study are as follows: In the final regression model, statistically significant factors influencing to main caregiver empowerment are family relationship, school career and family income of main caregiver, professional support, informal support, the frequency of the hospitalization of mentally disordered person. And comprehensive interventions for improving main caregiver empowerment are recommend.

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