Bakım Verenlerin Bakım İhtiyacı Riski: Bakım Alan Kişinin Mıknatıs Etkisi

The need for care is an issue that although it is not directly related to age in a dichotomic manner, is more commonly encountered in the aged group. When the population projections are analyzed, it is assumed that because of the increasing propensity of the older people population in the coming years that a significant part of the world will be in need of care. With the increasing need for care services, the problems and expectations of the caregivers, who are the other actors of the process, gain importance. In this context, it is aimed to examine the physical, psychological, social and economic effects of the care process on caregivers.and the fact that these problems make caregivers in need of potential care. The study was carried out in 2018 by using the data of the master thesis titled "Effective Use Of Gerontechnology in The Process Of Care: A Qualitative Study Related To Perceptions Of Caregivers" (Özkurt, 2018). In the study, designing with qualitative research pattern, with 30 participants who were informal and formal caregivers, interviews were conducted with use face to face interview technique. When the findings were examined, 53,3% of caregivers had at least one chronic disease, 63,3% had physical problems, 83,3% had mental problems and 73,3% detected negative effects on daily life. On the other hand, it was determined that 86,7% of the participants experienced these problems have been associated with care roles, 96,6% physical support and 83,3% needed instrumental support. However, it is noteworthy that caregivers are desperate to overcome these problems. As a result, in the process of care, insufficient support opportunities in terms of physical, psychological, social, economic and technical infrastructure have a devastating effect for caregivers. In such a way that, the care-recipient can drag the caregiver to care-recipient position with the magnet effect in time.