초고령 노부모를 부양하는 노인 자녀의 경험 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to enrich our understanding of the elderly and their families who caring for their oldest old parents by exploring the experiences of older children who care their parents. For this purpose, generic qualitative research was used. Research Participants were six elderly people aged 65 who caring for their oldest old parents. Data were collected Data were using in-depth interviews, and 15 sub-themes and 5 themes were derived through thematic analysis method. As a result of the study, the participants were basically caring for their elderly parents out of a sense of duty as children, and were experiencing physical, psycho-emotional, and relational difficulties in the process of caring for them. In particular, it was found that families are experiencing various conflicts surrounding the care of elderly parents. Participants had the traditional attitude that caring for the elderly was the responsibility of the family, but they also recognized it as a problem that required social support. Based on these findings, practical and policy implications were presented for the elderly caregiver and fimily who caring for the oldest old parents.