‘I have cried a lot’: a qualitative study on children experiencing severe parental illness
| Autor: | Anne Faugli, Ellen Katrine Kallander, Magne Haukland, Torleif Ruud, Bente M. Weimand, Elin Kufås |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Norwegian Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Families 0302 clinical medicine Parental substance abuse Child of Impaired Parents Parental mental illnesses Well being Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Parent-Child Relations Challenges Child Qualitative Research media_common 030504 nursing Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Adolescent relatives language.human_language Child relatives Cross-Sectional Studies Feeling Well-being language Severe parental illnesses 0305 other medical science Psychology Welfare Drama Theme (narrative) Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences |
| ISSN: | 0283-9318 |
| Popis: | Background: A considerable body of research has explored implications of severe parental illness on children. How- ever, less is known about what children and adolescents with a severely ill parent experience as the most challenging. Aims: To describe what children with a severely ill parent experience as their most difficult challenge. Methods: A qualitative descriptive design with a manifest content analysis was used on data from a cross-sectional, multicenter study on children of patients in five Norwe- gian Health trusts. Data consisted of written textual responds from 238 children (age 8–18) to one open- ended question in a self-report questionnaire. Results: The overall theme concerning the children’s most difficult challenge was named ‘the drama of life unfoldment’, reflecting the parental illness’ impact on themselves, their relationships with others, and their life circumstances. The subthemes consisted of: Children’s experiences of difficult thoughts and feelings; negatively impaired relationship with parents, friends and others; and challenging life events and obstacles in welfare. Conclusions: The most difficult challenge experienced by the children with a severely ill parent implies life unfold- ment challenges and include negative personal and rela- tional impact, challenging life events and obstacles in welfare. The study was funded by The Norwegian Research Council [grant number 213477/H10]; The Norwegian Directorate of Health [grant number 12/7937]; and the participating Health Trusts. |
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