The Dilemma of Family Care and Economic Pressure

• Main Authors: LIAO,I-CHIA, 廖憶嘉
• Other Authors: LEE,CHIA-JU
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/m99gnt

碩士 === 東吳大學 === 社會工作學系 === 107 === Abstract The objective of the research is to explore the dilemma and economic pressure of the family caregiver without stable income when undergoing the matter of care taking, the aspects and depth of the impact on the mind and body in dire destitute situations, and to further explore the needs of such caregiver in terms of economic resources and services. Therefore, the research adopts purposive sampling, qualitative in-depth interviews with 8 different main family caregivers to inquire about their experiences, in which the collected data are to be analyzed. Through literature exploration and interview analysis, the research finds that: 1. There are two factors that influence the formation process of the family caregiver: one being the general status of the cause of the incapacitated person being cared for and the relationship between both parties. 2. Economic pressure is one of the main sources of pressure that the family caregiver must face during the caring process. Forced out of the labor market due to the need to provide care, to the caregiver who does not have stable monetary and family support and after economic repression, the aspect and extent of impact on life is even broader. For example, spending behavior, family relationship, work opportunity, basic need and the dignity and value of being a human, these are all hugely affected and threatened. 3. The way a family caregiver responds to and solves the economic conundrum is through various money-saving ways, including restraining self-desire, using all kinds of free resources, maximizing utility of spending. The high risk of paying off debt with debt and credit card debt with credit cards are the worst possible options. The research discusses the above results to further explore and bring forth several recommendations as assistive solutions for social workers and agencies that are helping the family caregivers and as reference for future researchers in this field.