本論文以質性研究方法針對成年子女照顧失智父母之現象進行探討。研究動機係研究者基於個人生長經驗、實務觀察與社會現象的省思所觸發，研究主旨有：一、選擇成為家中失智父母之照顧者原因；二、照顧者提供失智父母哪些照顧內容；三、照顧者所面臨的照顧困境、挑戰、因應及調適。 本研究以立意取樣邀請五位照顧失智父母的成年子女參與研究，研究者依據五位受訪者之訪談資料，瞭解成年子女於照顧失智父母現象下的實質內涵，再從資料中歸納分析，失智父母照顧歷程之主題。研究結果發現：一、孝道觀主導失智父母的照顧態度。二、親子關係再次經歷聯結與分離。三、發展獨特又共通的失智照顧模式。四、採取多元性的策略來因應照顧壓力。 研究最後分別針對實務工作者、老年失智主要照顧者提出以下的建議：增加對失智症的認識、推動及發展連續性及多元性之失智症社區照顧資源、鼓勵親子間發展良性互動關係。同時，建議未來學術研究針對失智症家庭照顧做以上議題的延伸發展。 This study adopted qualtitative research methodology to investigate the phenomenon of adult children caring for a parent with dementia. The motivation of this research was impacted by the growing experiences, observation of the elderly care and social phenomenon of the researcher. The purposes of this study were: (1) to explore the reasons for taking care of a parent with dementia; (2) to understand the tasks of dementia cargiving; (3) to discover the challenges, difficulties, and coping strategies of caregiving. Five adult children who were currently caring or had taken care of a parent with dementia were interviewed about their caregiving experinces. The findings of this study presented: (1) filial piety has significant influences on the adult children attitude toward caring for a parent with dementia; (2) re-experiencing connection and separation between parent and child relationship; (3) developing the unique but common mode of dementia care; (4) adopting multiple strateigies to cope with caregiving stress. According to the discovery of this research, some suggestions were submitted to the service providers and carers of the elderly with dementia: (1) raising awareness of dementia; (2) promoting and developing the resources of dementia community services with continulity and diversity; (3) encouraging to develope positive interaction between family generations. The future academic and research could pay more attentions on these issues.
