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Project

Older parents' experiences during a serious illness trajectory and after the death of an adult child: a qualitative study.
Code
365R0111
Duration
01 October 2011 → 31 March 2014
Funding
Funding by bilateral agreement (private and foundations)
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Social psychology
    • Social work
    • Other sociology
    • Other sociology
    • Other anthropology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Gerontology and geriatrics
    • Gerontology and geriatrics
    • Social medical sciences
    • Nursing
    • Gerontology and geriatrics
Keywords
qualitative research role position grief bereavement cancer older parents lived experience adult child
 
Project description

As individuals live longer, the chance to be confronted at old age with cancer in an adult child increases. Research investigating the impact of illness or death of an adult child on the older parent is minimal. This qualitative research aims to grasp the lived experience of these older parents with particular focus on their negotiation of the parent role.