A recent study by researchers from “London College” has shown that people who suffer their older children and members of their families, known as ‘dual care providers’, or ‘Sandwich Shepers’, under the weakening of their psychological and physical health. The researchers analyzed the data of about 2000 double care providers, and 2000 other people without double care providers in the long -term British Survey or families between 2009 and 2020. According to the study, published in the public health journal, double care providers are defined as the people who have the responsibilities of parental care. The numbers of these people have recently increased due to the high average lifespan, and the delay in the fact that children are in women. The effect of “Sandwich Care” in the UK is estimated to be about 1.3 million people suffering from this condition. To shed light on this growing issue, the researchers wanted to bridge the gap in understanding the effect of ‘sandwich care’ on spiritual and physical health in the long run. The researchers continued the health of the two groups over the course of 9 years with the help of questionnaires, focusing on the period before, and to follow the entry of the person in the role of the ‘double care provider’, and then used statistical models to predict health changes and compare the two groups. The average age of dual care providers in the study was 36.8 years, as people in the age group between 30 and 49 are most common to become double care providers. The study showed that parents who have become double care providers have seen a major decline in their psychological health, especially those who spend more than 20 hours a week in the care of family members, compared to those who do not care for more than one family. This mental health deterioration has continued for several years. Major challenges, intense providers of care (more than 20 hours a week) were a decline in their physical health during this transition period. “Our study records the major challenges facing the providers of double care at mental and physical health level,” said the lead author of the study, Powen Xio, a researcher at the Department of Epidemiology and Health Care at London College. Xio added that these individuals, who are balanced between the demands of their children and their elderly fathers “often suffer from a decline in their psychological well -being.” She continued: “It is necessary that we recognize and support the needs of this increasing group for their health and their ability to endure.” Based on the results of the study, the researchers asked that it be essential to provide better support to persons. He warned that “the study indicates the need for society to recognize the unique challenges facing dual care providers,” and emphasizes that the purposeful support and resources, such as access to alternative care and the flexibility of workplaces, are of utmost importance to retain their health and well -being, especially for those who provide intensive care.
Study: Caring for children with the elderly weakened mental health
