치매환자의 보호자가 인식하는 작업치료사 주요 직무의 구조적 관계 분석 = A Structural Relationship Analysis on Occupational Therapist's Main Duties Recognized by Guardians of Dementia Patients

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Objective : This study identified the structural relationship between evaluation, planning, treatment and education and training, and case management among the main job sub-domains of occupational therapists perceived by caregivers of dementia patients. The main purpose of this study is to provide basic information necessary for various intervention strategies of occupational therapists' main duties to enhance the satisfaction of caregivers of dementia patients. Through this, it was intended to provide basic data on the management plan of occupational therapists for caregivers of dementia patients.
Methods : The subject of this study was a survey conducted from February 2021 to March 2021, and was conducted for caregivers of dementia patients in Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam. A total of 420 questionnaires were distributed through direct visits as a self-report questionnaire method through a convenient sampling method. A total of 324 copies, excluding inappropriate questionnaires, were used as final analysis data. The statistical processing method of the data collected for this study was analyzed using SPSS 25.0 program and AMOS 25.0.
Results : First, among the sub-domains of the occupational therapist's main job recognized by the caregivers of dementia patients, the structural relationship between evaluation, planning, treatment, and education and training was found to have a statistically positive (+) effect. Second, among the sub-domains of the occupational therapist's main job recognized by the caregivers of dementia patients, case management was found to have a statistically positive (+) effect on the structural relationship between evaluation, planning, treatment, and education and training. Third, the structural relationship between evaluation, planning, treatment, and education and training, which are the main job areas of occupational therapists perceived by the caregivers of dementia patients, was found to have a statistically positive (+) effect on the whole.
Conclusion : It was judged that the caregivers of dementia patients were aware that occupational therapists were not providing adequate services to meet their needs. Above all else, there were many requirements to establish the conditions for an independent life. Accordingly, this suggested the need for an environment where medical services can be provided in an appropriate time for various problems of dementia patients in case management among the main duties of occupational therapists. Above all, considering that domestic occupational therapy is expanding from primary rehabilitation services centered on medical institutions to universal rehabilitation services, it can be judged that the importance of case management among the main duties of occupational therapists can be emphasized above all else.