Manthorpe Jill
Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London.
Nurs Older People. 2003 Dec;15(9):10-3. doi: 10.7748/nop2003.12.15.9.10.c2282.
This brief review comes at a time when there is interest in grandparents as sources of help and support for younger generations, both for their own families and also in the wider intergenerational community (Box 1). 'Special' populations of grandparents are being identified as playing major roles in childcare but these may have high health needs. Being a grandparent is generally a positive role for older people and for some may be satisfying and enjoyable and endure over many decades.
这篇简短的综述发表之际，人们关注祖父母作为年轻一代帮助和支持来源的作用，无论是在他们自己的家庭中，还是在更广泛的代际社区中（方框1）。“特殊”的祖父母群体被认为在儿童照料中发挥着重要作用，但这些群体可能有很高的健康需求。对老年人来说，成为祖父母通常是一个积极的角色，对一些人来说可能是令人满足和愉快的，并且会持续几十年。
