The Unsteady Mainstay of the Family: Now Adult Children’s Retrospective View on Social Support in Relation to Their Parent’s Heart Transplantation
Joint Authors
Ågren, Susanna
Ivarsson, Bodil
Rönning, Helén
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-11-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The needs for support among children with a seriously ill parent, who is waiting for heart transplantation, are unknown today.
The aim was to describe now adult children’s experiences of social support in relation to a parent’s heart transplant during childhood.
Nine females and four males were interviewed.
The median age for the children was 18 at the transplantation and their parents had been ill before for 18 months (median) and on waiting list for 161 days (mean).
Three categories emerged: health care professionals’ approaches, family and friends’ approaches, and society approaches.
Our results show that there was lack of support for children of heart transplantation patients.
Support in the shape of information was in most cases provided by the sick or healthy parent.
It is of great clinical importance to develop psychosocial support programs for children with a seriously ill parent waiting for heart transplantation (before, during, and after surgery).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ågren, Susanna& Ivarsson, Bodil& Rönning, Helén. 2014. The Unsteady Mainstay of the Family: Now Adult Children’s Retrospective View on Social Support in Relation to Their Parent’s Heart Transplantation. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046841
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ågren, Susanna…[et al.]. The Unsteady Mainstay of the Family: Now Adult Children’s Retrospective View on Social Support in Relation to Their Parent’s Heart Transplantation. Nursing Research and Practice Vol. 2014, no. 2014 (2013), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046841
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ågren, Susanna& Ivarsson, Bodil& Rönning, Helén. The Unsteady Mainstay of the Family: Now Adult Children’s Retrospective View on Social Support in Relation to Their Parent’s Heart Transplantation. Nursing Research and Practice. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1046841
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1046841