Code
365R0111
Duration
01 October 2011 → 31 March 2014
Funding
Funding by bilateral agreement (private and foundations)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Social sciences
- Social psychology
- Social work
- Other sociology and anthropology
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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.