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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Italian Adolescent Young Caregivers of Grandparents: Difficulties Experienced and Support Needed in Intergenerational Caregiving-Qualitative Findings from a European Union Funded Project.

Barbara D'Amen, Marco Socci, Mirko Di Rosa, Giulia Casu, Licia Boccaletti, Elizabeth Hanson, Sara Santini

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Grandchildren as Caregivers: Adding a New Layer to the Sandwich Generation.International journal of aging & human development · 2023
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7 authors.

Barbara D'AmenCentre for Socio-Economic Research on Aging, IRCCS INRCA-National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, Via Santa Margherita 5, 60124 Ancona, Italy.
Marco SocciCentre for Socio-Economic Research on Aging, IRCCS INRCA-National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, Via Santa Margherita 5, 60124 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9093-2167
Mirko Di RosaLaboratory of Geriatric Pharmacoepidemiology, IRCCS INRCA-National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, Via Santa Margherita 5, 60124 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1862-4159
Giulia CasuDepartment of Psychology "Renzo Canestrari", University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 5, 40127 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5441-3044
Licia BoccalettiAnziani e Non Solo Società Cooperativa Sociale, Via Lenin 55, 41012 Carpi, Italy.
Elizabeth HansonDepartment Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, SE-39182 Kalmar, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-7609-4822
Sara SantiniCentre for Socio-Economic Research on Aging, IRCCS INRCA-National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, Via Santa Margherita 5, 60124 Ancona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4705-4631

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The article aims to describe the experiences of 87 Italian adolescent young caregivers (AYCs) of grandparents (GrPs), with reference to the caregiving stress appraisal model (CSA) that provides a theoretical lens to explore the difficulties encountered and support needed in their caring role. Qualitative data were drawn from an online survey conducted within an EU Horizon 2020 funded project. An inductive thematic analysis was carried out, and the findings were critically interpreted within the conceptual framework of the CSA model. The analysis highlighted three categories of difficulties: material, communication and emotional/psychological. The most common material difficulty was the physical strain associated with moving "uncooperative" disabled older adults. The types of support needed concerned both emotional and material support. The study provides a deeper understanding of the under-studied experiences of AYCs of GrPs. Based on these findings, policies and support measures targeted at AYCs of GrPs should include early needs detection, emotional support and training on intergenerational caring in order to mitigate the stress drivers. Moreover, the study advances the conceptualisation of the CSA model by considering the above-mentioned aspects related to intergenerational caregiving.

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CaregiversGrandparentsAdolescentAgedCommunicationEuropean UnionHumansSurveys and Questionnairesadolescent young caregivers (AYCs)caregiving difficultiesdescriptive studygrandparents (GrPs)support needed

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PMCPMC8750987

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