[Grandparents health in the grandparent-grandchild households].
Grandparents raising grandchildren is a widespread phenomenon that has continued to increase during the last decade. The responsibility for raising grandchildren is a challenge to grandparents, not only in terms of financial burdens but also of attendant health problems. The purpose of this paper was to describe from a nursing perspective the health of grandparents in grandparent-grandchild households. The health issues of grandparents were discussed in the physical, mental, social and spiritual domains. By reviewing and discussing the literature on the issue of grandparents raising grandchildren, a conceptual framework was constructed to provide information for further studies into this issue.
Chang
Mei-Chuan
MC
Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi College of Technology, ROC. chuan@tccn.edu.tw
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002654:Child Care; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008603:Mental Health; D016487:Parenting; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology