Medication administration by caregiving youth: An inside look at how adolescents manage medications for family members
Medication administration by caregiving youth: An inside look at how adolescents manage medications for family members
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DOI：
10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.09.001
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发表时间：
2018-12-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Belkowitz, Julia
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作者：
Nickels, Margaret;Siskowski, Connie;Belkowitz, Julia
导言：在世界各地，儿童承担着家庭照顾者的角色。没有先前发表的研究存在围绕这些年轻人的药物管理和管理任务的特殊情况，这在本研究中进行了探讨。方法：采用半结构化访谈对28名居住在美国的12-19岁的先前确定的照顾青年进行了一系列焦点小组。数据分析遵循传统内容分析的指导方针。结果：青少年照顾者处理药物的类别有：1)任务涉及组织和行政责任；2)青少年对这些药物有不同程度的了解；3)大多数人与其他家庭成员分担责任；4)他们缺乏关于自己责任的正规教育；5)与这项任务相关的多重挑战；6)管理药物与情绪反应有关；7)可能存在的安全问题。结论：这些责任代表了一种独特的困难，值得医学、保健、立法和公共卫生界等的支持和研究。
Introduction: Children take on the role of family caregiver throughout the world. No prior published research exists surrounding the particular circumstances of the task of medication administration and management by these youth, which was explored in this study.Methods: A series of focus groups were conducted using semi-structured interviews of 28 previously identified caregiving youth ages 12-19 years old who live in the United States. Data analysis followed guidelines of conventional content analysis.Results: The following categories emerged about youth caregivers handling medications: 1) tasks involve organizational and administrative responsibilities; 2) youth have varying degrees of knowledge pertaining to these medications; 3) most share responsibility with other family members; 4) they lack formal education about their responsibilities; 5) multiple challenges exist relating to this task; 6) managing medications is associated with emotional responses; and 7) possible safety issues exist.Conclusions: These responsibilities represent a unique hardship and merit support and research from the medical, healthcare, legislative, and public health communities, among others.