It has been suggested that the terms "sandwich generation", "hidden victims", and the "generation-in-the-middle" are misnomers, and that a more appropriate term would be

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The terms "sandwich generation", "hidden victims", and the "generation-in-the-middle" suggest that caregiving is a temporary situation that only occurs during a specific period of life. However, many individuals find themselves providing care for multiple generations of their family over a lifetime. The term "serial caregiving" more accurately reflects this continuous responsibility for caregiving throughout one's life.

It Has Been Suggested That the Terms "Sandwich Generation", "Hidden