Factors Related to the Feeling of Sufficiency of lnformation on Home Care in Relation to the Degree of Physical Disability and Dementia of the Elderly

Abstract

The ideal informational support necessary in the care of elderly people was investigated. Family care givers （n=2,325） for elderly people over 65 years of age with certntication of eligibility for long-term care participated in the study. The route of obtaining information on home care was examined. Next, factors of care giver of home care related to the feeling of sufficiency of information were cornpared between 4 groups as a factor of the degree of physical disability and severity of dementia of the elderly person. Results indicated that when the degree of physical disability and dementia was mild or moderate, factors related to care such as age of caregiver, presence of work, frequency of communication with friends and the degree of depression were related to the feeling of suthciency of information. When the degree of physical disability and dementia was severe, factors of caregiver related to the feeling of sufiiciency of inforrnation were dfferent. In conclusion, it is necessary to provide adequate information about care after considering variables related to both the elderly person and the caregiver.