Jang Woo-Hyuk, Park Jong-Hwi
Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Science, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2024 Sep 1;27(5):543-551. doi: 10.4103/aian.aian_961_23. Epub 2024 Oct 8.
The number of people with dementia and the burden on families to care for them are increasing. As a result, families are affected in their use of time to carry out daily activities. This study compared family caregivers of dementia patients (dementia family) and non-family caregivers of dementia patients (non-dementia family), reflecting their characteristics on weekdays and weekends.
There were 92 participants each in the groups dementia family and non-dementia family. Each group was divided into 121 people on weekdays and 71 people on weekends. Time usage was measured by occupational area. The variables assessed were "lack of time," "tiredness," "life satisfaction," and "leisure satisfaction." Variables including "house chores sharing" and "role division" were also assessed. The time usage of the Korea National Statistical Office's 2019 "time use survey" was reclassified based on the occupational areas of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework-Fourth Edition, and time usage and satisfaction were analyzed. Frequency analysis and independent t -test were used for statistical processing.
On weekdays, the dementia family showed less time usage in the "leisure" area for men and "social participation" area for women than the non-dementia family. On weekends, dementia family showed less time usage in the "activities of daily living" (ADLs) area than the non-dementia family and women in dementia family showed less time usage in "ADLs" area compared to women in the non-dementia family. Satisfaction was found to be higher in terms of "lack of time" and "tiredness" on weekdays and "tiredness" on weekends in dementia family than in the non-dementia family.
Time usage and satisfaction of dementia family and non-dementia family showed differences during weekdays and weekends. These results suggest that for family caregivers of dementia patients, it is necessary to improve the efficient use of time and satisfaction during weekdays and holidays.
痴呆症患者的数量及其家庭照料负担正在增加。因此，家庭在开展日常活动的时间使用上受到了影响。本研究比较了痴呆症患者的家庭照料者（痴呆症家庭组）和非痴呆症患者的家庭照料者（非痴呆症家庭组）在工作日和周末的特征。
痴呆症家庭组和非痴呆症家庭组各有92名参与者。每组在工作日分为121人，在周末分为71人。时间使用情况按职业领域进行测量。评估的变量包括“时间不足”“疲劳”“生活满意度”和“休闲满意度”。还评估了包括“家务分担”和“角色分工”在内的变量。根据《职业治疗实践框架（第四版）》的职业领域对韩国国家统计局2019年的“时间使用调查”中的时间使用情况进行重新分类，并分析时间使用情况和满意度。采用频率分析和独立t检验进行统计处理。
在工作日，痴呆症家庭组男性在“休闲”领域的时间使用和女性在“社会参与”领域的时间使用均少于非痴呆症家庭组。在周末，痴呆症家庭组在“日常生活活动”（ADL）领域的时间使用少于非痴呆症家庭组，且痴呆症家庭组中的女性在“ADL”领域的时间使用少于非痴呆症家庭组中的女性。发现痴呆症家庭组在工作日的“时间不足”和“疲劳”方面以及在周末的“疲劳”方面的满意度高于非痴呆症家庭组。
痴呆症家庭组和非痴呆症家庭组在工作日和周末的时间使用及满意度存在差异。这些结果表明，对于痴呆症患者的家庭照料者而言，有必要提高工作日和节假日期间的时间使用效率及满意度。
