Psychological changes in families of elderly persons with Dementia who are entering institution

本研究旨在了解老年痴呆症患者家庭入院后的心理变化。对居住在城市和农村的10名家庭照顾者进行了半结构化访谈。使用扎根的理论方法对数据进行定性分析。分析结果如下：家庭在饱受关爱父母的社会规范之苦的同时，也意识到亲子之间的亲密关系。这段经历改变了家庭照顾者的感受，从内疚变成了对父母的感激。这些发现表明，有必要支持家庭照顾者与父母建立亲密关系。

The purpose of this study was to clarifying the psychological changes experienced by families of elderly persons with dementia who are enter an institution. Semi-structured interviews were conducted on 10 family caregivers residing in urban and rural settings. Data were qualitatively analyzed using a grounded theory approach. The results of the analysis were as follows : While families were suffering with the social norm of caring for parents, they became aware of the intimate relationship between parents and children. This experience changed the feelings of the family caregivers from a sense of guilt to gratitude for their parents. These findings suggest that it is necessary to support family caregivers to establish intimate relationships with their parents.