Aged 70 and still a child: complexities, strains and gains of older children caring for their (near) centenarian mothers
Aged 70 and still a child: complexities, strains and gains of older children caring for their (near) centenarian mothers
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DOI：
10.1093/ageing/afab204
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发表时间：
2021-10-20
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6.7
通讯作者：
Ribeiro, Oscar
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Macedo, Typhanie;Sousa, Liliana;Ribeiro, Oscar
寿命的延长增加了照顾父母的可能性，这意味着老年人照顾他们年迈的父母——以及他们自己的伴侣——在发达国家正变得越来越普遍。目的探讨高龄照顾老人的照顾需求及高龄维持孩子身份的体会。设计定性研究。研究对象15名参与者（4名男性），年龄在95岁至105岁之间，均为70岁或以上，需要照顾母亲。方法采用半结构化访谈法进行主题分析。结果照顾者愿意照顾母亲“直到死亡将他们分开”，尽管他们面临双重压力，即更多的自我限制和更多的被照顾者需求。从积极的一面来看，他们为自己的母亲还活着而感到“快乐、感激和自豪”。他们还说，在这么大的年纪还能保持孩子的身份有点出乎意料，但这是自豪感的重要来源。结论这些研究结果表明，这些最年长的照顾配偶的关系具有强烈的延伸孝爱的特征，构成了一个需要进一步理解的家庭特征。调查结果还强调了这些护理人员在处理护理提供中的几个代理人（二级护理人员）和实体时所面临的挑战。
Background Longer lives increase the possibility of caring duties, which means that older adults looking after their ageing parents-as well as their own partners-is becoming an increasingly common scenario in developed countries. Objective To explore the caregiving demands of very old caregiving dyads and the experience of maintaining the identity of a child at such an advanced age. Design Qualitative study. Subjects 15 participants (four males), all aged 70 or over and caring for their mothers, aged between 95 and 105 years old. Methods Semi-structured interviews analysed thematically. Results Caregivers are willing to care for their mothers 'until death tears them apart', despite the double strains they face, that is more self-limitations and added care receiver need. On a positive side, they feel 'happy, thankful and proud' for still having their mothers alive. They also describe that maintaining the identity of a child at such an advanced age was somewhat unthought of and unexpected but an important source of pride. Conclusions These findings suggest that these oldest-old caregiving dyads are characterised by a relationship shaped by strong feelings of extended filial love, constituting a family feature that needs further understanding. Findings also underscore the challenges these carers face in dealing with several agents (secondary caregivers) and entities in the care provision.