Loneliness despite the presence of others - Adolescents' experiences of having a parent who becomes ill with cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 697-703

  Karlsson, Elisabet ^a   Andersson, Kristina ^a   Ahlström, Britt Hedman ^b  

^a NU Hospital Organisation   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Loneliness; Narrative; Parental cancer; Qualitative content analysis; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NARRATIVE; NEOPLASM; PARENTAL CANCER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; YOUNG ADULT; YOUNG ADULTS;

ADOLESCENTS; LONELINESS; NARRATIVE; PARENTAL CANCER; QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULTS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888035836     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2013.09.005     Document Type: Article

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