‘So that's how I found out I was a young carer and that I actually had been a carer most of my life’. Identifying and supporting hidden young carers
‘So that's how I found out I was a young carer and that I actually had been a carer most of my life’. Identifying and supporting hidden young carers
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“这就是我发现自己是一名年轻护理人员的方式，而且我实际上一生中的大部分时间都是一名护理人员”。识别并支持隐藏的年轻护理人员。
DOI：
10.1080/13676261.2010.506524
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
B. Cass
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文献类型：
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作者：
C. Smyth;M. Blaxland;B. Cass
有关护理的文献中的一个共同主题是“隐藏”护理者的问题，即承担护理角色和责任但不将自己视为护理者的人。人们不承认自己是照顾者的一个原因与照顾关系的性质有关。当为家庭成员提供照顾时，家庭内部的爱和互惠关系并不鼓励各方将这种关系视为“正常”家庭关系以外的任何关系。年轻的照料者缺乏自我认同，这一问题因围绕照料的社会规范而进一步复杂化。成年人应该为其他成年人和儿童提供照料，而青年人不应该是照料者，而是照料的接受者。因此，许多年轻的照顾者仍然“隐藏”，无法获得旨在帮助他们发挥照顾作用的服务和支持。本文借鉴定性研究与年轻照顾者和服务提供者，探讨年轻照顾者之间的自我认同问题。本文最后提出了识别和支持隐藏的年轻照顾者的建议。
A common theme in the literature on care-giving is the issue of ‘hidden’ carers, that is, people who undertake caring roles and responsibilities, yet do not identify themselves as carers. One reason people do not recognise themselves as carers relates to the nature of the caring relationship. When providing care for a family member, intra-familial bonds of love and reciprocity do not encourage parties to view the relationship as anything other than a ‘normal’ familial relationship. The lack of self-identification amongst young carers is complicated further by societal norms surrounding care-giving. Whereas adults are expected to provide care to other adults and children, young people are not expected to be care-givers but rather care recipients. As a result, many young carers remain ‘hidden’ and beyond the reach of services and supports designed to help them in their caring role. This paper draws on qualitative research with young carers and service providers to explore the issue of self-identification amongst young carers. The paper concludes with recommendations for identifying and supporting hidden young carers.