Background Longer lives increase the possibility of caring duties, which means that older adults looking after their ageing parents—as well as their own partners—is becoming an increasingly common scenario in developed countries. Objective To explore the caregiving demands of very old caregiving dyads and the experience of maintaining the identity of a child at such an advanced age. Design Qualitative study. Subjects 15 participants (four males), all aged 70 or over and caring for their mothers, aged between 95 and 105 years old. Methods Semi-structured interviews analysed thematically. Results Caregivers are willing to care for their mothers ‘until death tears them apart’, despite the double strains they face, that is more self-limitations and added care receiver need. On a positive side, they feel ‘happy, thankful and proud’ for still having their mothers alive. They also describe that maintaining the identity of a child at such an advanced age was somewhat unthought of and unexpected but an important source of pride. Conclusions These findings suggest that these oldest-old caregiving dyads are characterised by a relationship shaped by strong feelings of extended filial love, constituting a family feature that needs further understanding. Findings also underscore the challenges these carers face in dealing with several agents (secondary caregivers) and entities in the care provision.

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70 岁仍是个孩子：照顾（接近）百岁母亲的大龄儿童的复杂性、压力和收获

背景 更长的寿命增加了照顾责任的可能性，这意味着老年人照顾年迈的父母以及他们自己的伴侣正在成为发达国家越来越普遍的情况。目的探讨高龄看护二人组的看护需求，以及在如此高龄时保持儿童身份的经验。设计定性研究。受试者 15 名参与者（4 名男性），年龄均在 70 岁或以上并照顾母亲，年龄在 95 至 105 岁之间。方法 半结构化访谈进行主题分析。结果 照顾者愿意照顾他们的母亲，“直到死亡将他们撕裂”，尽管他们面临着双重压力，即更多的自我限制和更多的被照顾者的需求。积极的一面是，他们感到“快乐，感谢和自豪'因为他们的母亲还活着。他们还描述了在这么大的年龄保持孩子的身份有点不经意和出乎意料，但却是自豪的重要来源。结论 这些研究结果表明，这些最古老的看护二人组的特点是由强烈的孝爱情感塑造的关系，构成了需要进一步了解的家庭特征。调查结果还强调了这些护理人员在与护理提供中的多个代理（二级护理人员）和实体打交道时面临的挑战。结论 这些研究结果表明，这些最古老的看护二人组的特点是由强烈的孝爱情感塑造的关系，构成了需要进一步了解的家庭特征。调查结果还强调了这些护理人员在与护理提供中的多个代理（二级护理人员）和实体打交道时面临的挑战。结论 这些研究结果表明，这些最古老的看护二人组的特点是由强烈的孝爱情感塑造的关系，构成了需要进一步了解的家庭特征。调查结果还强调了这些护理人员在与护理提供中的多个代理（二级护理人员）和实体打交道时面临的挑战。