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Young Carers and Unmet Support from School Health Nurses – A Population-Based Study in Finland
Authors: Eronen-Levonen, Ella; Suhonen, Riitta; Kivimäki, Hanne; Pasanen, Miko; Leu, Agnes; Joronen, Katja
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication year: 2026
Journal: Journal of School Nursing
Article number: 10598405261436408
ISSN: 1059-8405
eISSN: 1546-8364
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10598405261436408
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Children and adolescents in families experiencing illness or other health challenges often assume caregiving responsibilities. School health care professionals are well-positioned to identify and support these young carers, who are at risk of poorer well-being. The primary aim of this study is to examine the association between a caring relationship and receiving support from a school health nurse (SHN) among 16- to 18-year-olds in the general population. The second aim is to explore whether a caring relation, together with sociodemographic factors, explains unmet support needs from SHN. The original data source for this cross-sectional study is the School Health Promotion (SHP) study conducted in Finland in 2019. The target group for our study consisted of 1st- and 2nd-year students from vocational institutions and general upper secondary schools. The data contains 62,273 students, of whom almost 14% reported having a caring relationship on some scale.
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This work was supported by the Kaisu and Antti Ravanti Foundation Finnish Cultural Foundation.
