由於近代醫療科技的進步,生活水準的提高,飲食營養的改善,以及環境衛生的重視,使得人類的壽命得以逐步延長。台灣地區於民國82年時,已達聯合國世界衛生組織所訂的高齡化社會,伴隨高齡化社會而來的問題之一,即是老人長期安養照顧問題。 為使老年人能獨立自主活得有尊嚴,乃發展出社區照顧來支援老人長期安養照顧問題,使老者能在熟悉的環境中就近取得資源、獲得協助以滿足其需求,並能和平常人一樣居住在家裡、生活在社區中,過著正常的生活,此為社區照顧的目地。 中高齡族未來選擇社區照顧為老年安養之原因有:〈一〉順應世界潮流。〈二〉政府支持社區照顧的態度。〈三〉社區照顧較合理化、人性化。〈四〉現實環境的需要。 本研究以45歲至64歲中高年齡者為研究對象,選定人口統計變數、行為變數、涉入程度變數及生活型態變數,作為探討中高齡族是否有意願選擇社區照顧為老年安養照顧之研究。
People’s lifespan has increasingly extended by degrees as a result of medical progress, improvement of life standard and nutrition, and emphasis of environmental hygiene as well. In 1993, Taiwan has been regarded as an ageing society by World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations. One of the problems in ageing society is long-term elder care. To maintain the dignity of independent life for the elders, the community care services are set up to take care of the elder people. The main concern of the community care is that the elders may feel free to live in the community and stay at home as common people do in the familiar surroundings for nearby resources to meet basic needs. The middle-aged and advanced age people have following reasons to choose the community care for aging care: (i) to follow the global trend; (ii) to go with government policies; (iii) to reflect the reasonableness and humanization in the community care; (iv) to meet the needs of the real world. This study selected the samples aged from 45 to 64, and adopted population statistics variable, behavior variable, involvement variable and lifestyle variable to explore whether the middle-aged and advanced age people will choosing community care for aging care.