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Article

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

by
Barbara D’Amen
1,
Marco Socci
1,*,
Mirko Di Rosa
2,
Giulia Casu
3,
Licia Boccaletti
4,
Elizabeth Hanson
5,6 and
Sara Santini
1
1
Centre for Socio-Economic Research on Aging, IRCCS INRCA-National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, Via Santa Margherita 5, 60124 Ancona, Italy
2
Laboratory of Geriatric Pharmacoepidemiology, IRCCS INRCA-National Institute of Health and Science on Aging, Via Santa Margherita 5, 60124 Ancona, Italy
3
Department of Psychology “Renzo Canestrari”, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 5, 40127 Bologna, Italy
4
Anziani e Non Solo Società Cooperativa Sociale, Via Lenin 55, 41012 Carpi, Italy
5
Department Health and Caring Sciences, Linnaeus University, SE-39182 Kalmar, Sweden
6
The Swedish Family Care Competence Centre, Strömgatan 13, SE-39232 Kalmar, Sweden
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(1), 103; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010103
Submission received: 10 November 2021 / Revised: 15 December 2021 / Accepted: 20 December 2021 / Published: 23 December 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tackling Long-Term Care Needs in Ageing Societies in (Post) Pandemic Times: Multidisciplinary Research Approaches in an International Perspective)
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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.
Keywords: adolescent young caregivers (AYCs); caregiving difficulties; support needed; grandparents (GrPs); descriptive study adolescent young caregivers (AYCs); caregiving difficulties; support needed; grandparents (GrPs); descriptive study

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D’Amen, B.; Socci, M.; Di Rosa, M.; Casu, G.; Boccaletti, L.; Hanson, E.; Santini, S. Italian Adolescent Young Caregivers of Grandparents: Difficulties Experienced and Support Needed in Intergenerational Caregiving—Qualitative Findings from a European Union Funded Project. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010103

AMA Style

D’Amen B, Socci M, Di Rosa M, Casu G, Boccaletti L, Hanson E, Santini S. Italian Adolescent Young Caregivers of Grandparents: Difficulties Experienced and Support Needed in Intergenerational Caregiving—Qualitative Findings from a European Union Funded Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(1):103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010103

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D’Amen, Barbara, Marco Socci, Mirko Di Rosa, Giulia Casu, Licia Boccaletti, Elizabeth Hanson, and Sara Santini. 2022. "Italian Adolescent Young Caregivers of Grandparents: Difficulties Experienced and Support Needed in Intergenerational Caregiving—Qualitative Findings from a European Union Funded Project" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 1: 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010103

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D’Amen, B., Socci, M., Di Rosa, M., Casu, G., Boccaletti, L., Hanson, E., & Santini, S. (2022). Italian Adolescent Young Caregivers of Grandparents: Difficulties Experienced and Support Needed in Intergenerational Caregiving—Qualitative Findings from a European Union Funded Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010103

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