본 연구는 치매노인의 부양자가 배우자일 경우에 발생되는 스트레스를 감소시키기 위한 미술치료의 효과에 대해 연구하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 본 연구의 대상은 치매를 가진 남편을 배우자로 둔 78세의 노인이다. 본 연구는 미술치료 프로그램을 18회기 진행 하였으며 1주일에 1회 1시간씩 실시하였고 스트레스 척도는 오주(2002)의 설문지형 부양부담척도를 사용하였다. 연구의 결과는 아래와 같다. 1. 부양부담스트레스척도 검사의 결과는 프로그램 진행 전 검사점수 74점에서 종결 후 점수가 54점으로 변화되어 20점의 큰 차이로 스트레스가 감소되었음을 보여주었다. 2. 회기의 변화를 살펴보면 부양자가 회기 초기에는 남편 때문에 외출을 할 수 없는 것에 대해서 답답함과 짜증스러움을 많이 호소하였고 그것을 구속으로 느끼는 것 같았다. 그리고 프로그램을 진행하면서 그러한 자신의 답답한 모습을 그림에 표현하고 난 후 마음이 편안하다고 하였으며 중기에는 자아성찰 과정을 거치면서 감정을 표출하고 더 나아가 자신의 가족에 대한 사랑을 다시 느껴보는 시간을 가졌으며, 특히 13회기에서 남편을 존중해주는 상호 작용의 모습도 보였다. 말기에는 한 장의 종이에 두 마리의 새가 같이 한 방향으로 날아가고 있는 모습을 그림으로 표현하는 등 스스로 지금 당면해있는 자신의 현재 환경에서 남편과 잘 적응하려고 노력하는 모습으로 보였다.

The purpose of this study was to research the effects of art therapy to reduce the stress happened when a care-giver of elderly with dementia is a spouse. The subject of this study was an old woman of 78 whose husband was under dementia. On this study, the art therapy program was implemented by 1hour once a week for 18 sessions, and Oh Zu's questionnaire-type of the care-giving burden scale was used as a stress scale. The results of this study is as follows; 1. In the result of the care-giving burden scale test, there was a significant reduction of stress with a big difference of 20 score, as the test score changed from 74 before implementing the program to 54 after completing it. 2. Looking at the changes during the sessions, the care-giver felt irritable and often complained for her not going out because of her husband during the early session, and it seemed that she felt it as a kind of restriction. However, she felt relieved by drawing pictures showing her irritable image, and she expressed her feelings through the process of self-reflection, and furthermore had a time to feel her love on her family during the middle session. Especially, during 13th session, she showed the interaction to respect her husband doing. During the final session, it seemed that she tried to adapt herself to her husband in the present circumstances which she is faced by drawing two birds flying in a direction together on the sheet of paper.

The purpose of this study was to research the effects of art therapy to reduce the stress happened when a care-giver of elderly with dementia is a spouse. The subject of this study was an old woman of 78 whose husband was under dementia. On this study, the art therapy program was implemented by 1hour once a week for 18 sessions, and Oh Zu's questionnaire-type of the care-giving burden scale was used as a stress scale. The results of this study is as follows; 1. In the result of the care-giving burden scale test, there was a significant reduction of stress with a big difference of 20 score, as the test score changed from 74 before implementing the program to 54 after completing it. 2. Looking at the changes during the sessions, the care-giver felt irritable and often complained for her not going out because of her husband during the early session, and it seemed that she felt it as a kind of restriction. However, she felt relieved by drawing pictures showing her irritable image, and she expressed her feelings through the process of self-reflection, and furthermore had a time to feel her love on her family during the middle session. Especially, during 13th session, she showed the interaction to respect her husband doing. During the final session, it seemed that she tried to adapt herself to her husband in the present circumstances which she is faced by drawing two birds flying in a direction together on the sheet of paper.

Art therapy, A care-giver of elderly with dementia, Care-giving burden, Stress