2019 Volume 23 Issue 1 Pages 83-90
Based on a survey of households requiring long-term care in the small-scale city A in Hokuriku region, this study analyzes the aspect of continuing nursing care. The focus is on family resilience after quitting or changing one’s occupation to provide nursing care from the viewpoints of ① household finance management; ② ability to maintain daily life; ③ family beliefs; and ④ family cooperation, coordination, and communication.
The subjects were 574 family caregivers (recovery rate 40%) with an average age of 66.7 ±10.7 years, of which 71.8% were cohabiting. Half the subjects were employed, and of these, 99 people (17.2%) had experienced changes in their employment that consequently decreased their original income by 40%. On the other hand, the “daily life” of family resilience was maintained and they received support from family and relatives rather than friends or acquaintances. Regarding family beliefs, while “pride in a life with hardships” and “attitude to fight difficulties” were present, “humorous conversation” within the family and the “attitude of pitting against opinions” were low. Since the resilience of the region’s family caregivers was resolution within the family and the acceptance-type caregiving of the main caregiver, it was generally characterized as inward/enduring.
