A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Parents With an Adult Child Who Has a Severe Disease: Existential Questions Will Be Raised

A prominent existential concept is that elderly parents should naturally become severely ill or die before a younger person does. If the reverse should happen, it may influence the parent’s existential view of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the existential issues during illness time....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Inger Benkel MSW, PhD, Ulla Molander MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-08-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958017727107