探討臺灣中年人對於未來入住長照機構的意圖：整合計畫行為理論及社會網絡

Exploring the Intention of Taiwanese Middle-aged People to Stay in the Long-term Institution in the Future: Integration the Theory of Planned Behavior and Social Networks

臺灣於2018年老年人口已達14.5%成為高齡化社會，推估2026年將邁入超高齡社會。現今40~64歲的中年人將面臨少子化及扶養比提高的衝擊之外，同時也必須面對未來入住長照機構需求的抉擇。因此，本研究目的在於瞭解臺灣中年人對於未來入住長照機構的意圖，進而瞭解有哪些變因會影響入住意圖，以因應未來的人口結構改變。本研究提出中年人入住意圖之研究模式，以計畫行為理論為理論基礎，整合社會資本理論，瞭解影響中年人入住意圖之主要因素。採問卷調查法，以40~64歲的中年族群為研究對象進行問卷調查，以結構方程模式進行資料分析來驗證研究模式變數間之因果關係。研究結果顯示態度、主觀規範、知覺行為控制以及社會網絡對入住意圖皆有正向影響。因此，本研究成果可作為長期照護機構以及政府相關單位對於未來長期照護機構需求之參考依循。

Taiwan officially becomes an aged society with people over 65 years old breaking the 14% in 2018 and it is estimated that in 2026, Taiwan will enter the era of a super-aged society. Due to falling birth rates and a longer average life expectancy, the behavior intention to live in long-term care facilities among middle-aged (40-64) people is an important issue. Therefore, this study purpose is to understand Taiwan's middle-aged people intention to live in long-term care facilities. The research goals are to understand whether the critical factors affect the intention to live in long-term care facilities, to cope with future demographic changes. The purpose of this study is applying the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and integrate social networks to understanding Taiwan's middle-aged people intention to live the long-term care facilities. A field survey was conducted in Taiwan to collect data from citizens between the ages of 40 and 64 years. A structural equation model was used to examine the data. The results indicate that attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and social network have positive effects on behavior intention. The results indicate that the theoretical model effectively explains middle-aged people' intention to live in long-term care facilities and offers implications and contributions for government departments and researchers.