Section of Forensic Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Italy..
Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy..
Acta Biomed. 2023 Feb 13;94(1):e2023018. doi: 10.23750/abm.v94i1.13660.
Medical progress and the consequent gradual ageing of the population increase the number of people in Europe who require continuous care, as they suffer from chronic diseases or senility. This demand is disproportionate if compared to the economic resources of health systems and is, therefore, heavily supported by the activity of the so-called "informal caregivers". With our article we propose to depict the current scenario in Italy, dwelling on the safeguards, to date, aimed at informal caregivers, which are insufficient to correct the criticalities associated with the burdensome assistance provided by such figures. Such critical issues result in a real risk for the health of informal caregivers and their loved ones and require urgent action by the health system. If it is true that health welfare is not able to protect the increasing number of people who are not self-sufficient, it is necessary to invest at least on specific measures to preserve the health and skills of those who are at the forefront of this hidden welfare. (www.actabiomedica.it).
医学进步和随之而来的人口老龄化增加了欧洲需要持续护理的人数，因为他们患有慢性疾病或衰老。与卫生系统的经济资源相比，这种需求不成比例，因此严重依赖所谓的“非正式护理人员”的活动。在我们的文章中，我们建议描绘意大利目前的情况，关注迄今为止针对非正式护理人员的保障措施，这些措施不足以纠正与这些人员提供的繁重护理相关的缺陷。这些关键问题对非正式护理人员及其亲人的健康构成真正风险，需要卫生系统采取紧急行动。如果卫生福利确实无法保护越来越多的没有自理能力的人，那么至少需要投资于一些特定措施来保护那些处于这种隐性福利前沿的人的健康和技能。（www.actabiomedica.it）。
