桃園南區「長期照護」之探討

THE NEEDS OF LONG TERM CARE FOR THE ELDERLY-A CASE STUDY IN SOUTHERN TAOYUAN

張金統(Ching-Tung Chang)

指導教授 ： 李弘暉

元智大學/管理學院/管理研究所/碩士(2007年)

摘要

醫療科技日新月異而照護體系也日趨多元，我國於1993年9月時65 歲以上的高齡人口佔全台灣總人口的7.1%，正式跨入高齡化社會。人口快速老化與社會變遷造成高齡化社會的老人問題，除此之外，高齡者所面對的是慢性疾病的盛行率提高，一般民眾年老或身體不好時，未能獲得良好的諮詢及支持資源，由於台灣南桃園地區人口結構屬於外來人口眾多，而勞動力最為豐富的縣市，希望透過本研究來探討此族群的照護需求。
過去的研究指出照護不只是護理或醫療上的問題，更應該涵蓋文化、社會及心理層面，故本研究依序探討包含宗教、年齡、學歷、性別及另一半是否有工作等因素，來探討南桃園地區高齡者的照顧需求、及未來高齡者照護需求的可能情境。並透過研究問卷的調查資料以量化統計分析來進行研究。研究結果發現，本次針對南桃園地區的民眾進行調查另一半有收入時，會傾向選擇非由家屬全職照護生活無法自理的雙親，以及可以接受之照護金額或是已經固定支出的金額相較於另一半沒有收入時高。與過去的研究結果相似的為，當學歷越高時，選擇由家屬照護的比重偏低。
在本次研究中可以發現，南桃園地區的照護型態，仍是以家庭為主要核心，但是由於家庭功能逐漸弱化，未來照護高齡者的責任，應該由誰負責成為大家關切與研究的議題。因此，整體社會的發展朝向更多元化的發展，因此未來的照護也朝向更多元化，不過整體社會政策應考量整個社會的發展。在未來台灣走向高齡化社會的同時，也能夠有更多元的照護選擇，政府在推動高齡者照護的同時，應同時考量兼具我國文化及保有資源有效性的台灣照護體系與福利政策。

關鍵字

南桃園地區 ； 老人 ； 照護體系 ； 高齡化社會

並列摘要

Nowadays, medical technology as well as the medical care system for advanced-age elderly are constantly changing and upgrading. In September 1993 people over 65 years old represented 7.1 percent of the total population in Taiwan, and it has become an aging population society; however, there are many more problems developing in a rapidly changing society. Besides, those elderly have faced an increase in chronic diseases, a lack of better consultation and support resources. Since there are plenty of foreigners and labor throughout southern Taoyuan, the long-term care needs for those people will be discussed by the following research.

According to a report, the long-term care is supposed to include not only nursing and medical treatment but also culture, society and psychology, so here is the study discussing whether it should involve religion, age, education, gender, employed or non-employed spouses in order to talk more about the care for the elderly people in the present situation and in future development. After having some questionnaires, we analyzed an investigation process by using quantification statistics. In addition, the research paper and the past studies tell us that stable one-income couples with higher education in southern Taoyuan would prefer having their parents who could no longer take care of themselves get affordable long-term care from others comparing to those who do not.

Consequently, it has revealed that nursing patterns in the south Taoyuan area remain family-centered; moreover, how people can take good care of the elderly and what their responsibilities are will be talked about. In the mean time, because of the growth of the elderly population, the government ought to make a policy decision and find the best way to deal with the crisis in such a changing society; and a way that much more efficient resources and cultural benefits can be picked up by people must be figured out so that the improvements in the long-term care system could be done.

並列關鍵字

Southern Taoyuan ； Elderly ； Long-term care ； An aging population society

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