看見流沙中年

Abstract

台灣目前正面臨快速高齡化，高齡化帶來不少長照問題，其中一部分，就是近年來長照悲歌，不斷的在發生。從這些長照悲歌的報導、訪談中可以理解到，其實家庭照顧者們都背負著沈重的照顧壓力，很多甚至為了照顧家人，離開職職場，沒了收入後，陷入貧窮，變成現在所謂的流沙中年。 本報導以兩名女性家庭照顧者個案，深入報導與分析，藉此了解家庭照顧者面臨的壓力，與心理的困境和需求。論文主要分成兩部分，第一部分為學術研究，探討家庭照顧者面臨工作的兩難，以及遇到的困境。第二部分為深度影像報導，透過長時間的跟拍紀錄，了解家庭照顧者的生活作息，以及他們提供的照顧與勞動，藉以了解他們身心靈的狀態。 報導發現，家庭照顧者隨著照顧壓力的累積，對於人生也越來越消極，身體健康也越來越糟糕，精神狀況甚至比起被照顧者還要衰弱。而透過專家的訪談也發現，現行的長照政策，其實對離職的家庭照顧者缺乏保障。因此紀錄片的尾聲，也提供了一個正向的經驗，讓照顧者瞭解未來該如何自保，以及適時向外尋求資源的重要。

Taiwan is facing rapid aging currently and the aging issues has brought many long-term problems. Some of caregivers’ tragedies have been happening in recent years. From the reports and interviews of these situations, we can understand that family caregivers carry high pressure of taking care of their parents. Some of them even leave their jobs to do that. By doing so, they have no income and therefore fall into poverty. In this in-depth documentary provides deep and close observations of two female family caregivers for readers to understand the stresses and psychological dilemmas of family caregivers. This paper divided into two parts. The first part is academic research, which explores the dilemma of family caregivers who are facing work and the difficulties in their lives. The second part is an in-depth documentary. Through the close and long-time follow-up, the readers will understand the daily lives of the family caregivers such as how many time they contribute to taking care of their parents. And in the end, understand the pressures their bodies and minds are taking. The report found that family caregivers, with the accumulation of care pressure, are increasingly negative in their lives, their health is getting worse and worse, and their mental condition is even weaker than that of the care recipient. Through the perspective of an expert, it has also been found that the current long-term policy has lacked protection for unemployed family caregivers. Therefore, finding appropriate ways of support is so important. At the end of the documentary provides a positive experience for caregivers to understand how to protect themselves in the future and the importance of seeking resources promptly.