Search: id:"swepub:oai:gup.ub.gu.se/282299" >
Losing a parent to ...
Losing a parent to cancer as a teenager: Family cohesion in childhood, teenage, and young adulthood as perceived by bereaved and non-bereaved youths
-
- Birgisdóttir, Dröfn (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Bröstcancer-genetik,Sektion I,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Palliativt Utvecklingscentrum,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Breastcancer-genetics,Section I,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine,The Institute for Palliative Care,Lund University Research Groups,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Oncology and Pathology, Institute for Palliative Care, Lunds University, Lund, Sweden
-
- Bylund-Grenklo, Tove (author)
- Högskolan i Gävle,Karolinska Institute,University of Gävle,Med-Vårdvetenskap,Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden,Karolinska institutet; Högskolan i Gävle
-
- Nyberg, T. (author)
- Karolinska Institutet,Karolinska Institute,Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden,Karolinska institutet; University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
-
show more...
-
- Kreicbergs, Ulrika (author)
- Ersta Sköndal Bräcke högskola,Karolinska Institutet,Karolinska Institute,Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Caring Sciences, Palliative Research Center, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Stockholm, Sweden,Palliativt forskningscentrum, PFC
-
- Steineck, Gunnar, 1952 (author)
- University of Gothenburg,Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för onkologi,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Oncology,The Sahlgrenska Academy, Department of Oncology, Division of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, University of Gothenburg Institute of Clinical Sciences, Gothenburg, Sweden
-
- Fürst, Carl J (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Bröstcancer-genetik,Sektion I,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Palliativt Utvecklingscentrum,Forskargrupper vid Lunds universitet,Breastcancer-genetics,Section I,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine,The Institute for Palliative Care,Lund University Research Groups,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Oncology and Pathology, Institute for Palliative Care, Lunds University, Lund, Sweden
-
show less...
-
(creator_code:org_t)
- 2019-07-18
- 2019
- English.
-
In: Psycho-Oncology. - : Wiley. - 1057-9249 .- 1099-1611. ; 28:9, s. 1845-1853
- Related links:
-
https://onlinelibrar...
-
show more...
-
http://dx.doi.org/10... (free)
-
https://doi.org/10.1...
-
https://gup.ub.gu.se...
-
https://doi.org/10.1...
-
https://lup.lub.lu.s...
-
http://kipublication...
-
https://urn.kb.se/re...
-
https://urn.kb.se/re...
-
show less...
Abstract
Subject headings
Close
- Objective The aim of this study was to investigate levels of perceived family cohesion during childhood, teenage years, and young adulthood in cancer-bereaved youths compared with non-bereaved peers. Methods In this nationwide, population-based study, 622 (73%) young adults (aged 18-26) who had lost a parent to cancer 6 to 9 years previously, when they were teenagers (aged 13-16), and 330 (78%) non-bereaved peers from a matched random sample answered a study-specific questionnaire. Associations were assessed using multivariable logistic regression. Results Compared with non-bereaved youths, the cancer-bereaved participants were more likely to report poor family cohesion during teenage years (odds ratio [OR] 1.6, 95% CI, 1.0-2.4, and 2.3, 95% CI, 1.5-3.5, for paternally and maternally bereaved youths, respectively). This was also seen in young adulthood among maternally bereaved participants (OR 2.5; 95% CI, 1.6-4.1), while there was no difference between paternally bereaved and non-bereaved youths. After controlling for a number of covariates (eg, year of birth, number of siblings, and depression), the adjusted ORs for poor family cohesion remained statistically significant. In a further analysis stratified for gender, this difference in perceived poor family cohesion was only noted in females. Conclusion Teenage loss of a parent to cancer was associated with perceived poor family cohesion during teenage years. This was also noted in young adulthood among the maternally bereaved. Females were more likely to report poor family cohesion. Our results indicate a need for increased awareness of family cohesion in bereaved-to-be families with teenage offspring, with special attention to gender roles.
Subject headings
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Cancer och onkologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Cancer and Oncology (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Annan medicin och hälsovetenskap (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Other Medical and Health Sciences (hsv//eng)
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Hälsovetenskap -- Omvårdnad (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Health Sciences -- Nursing (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- adolescents
- bereavement
- cancer
- family cohesion
- oncology
- parental death
- teenagers
- young adults
- children
- death
- adolescents
- distress
- program
- model
- Oncology
- Psychology
- Biomedical Social Sciences
- Adolescents
- Bereavement
- Cancer
- Family cohesion
- Parental death
- Teenagers
- Young adults
- adolescents
- Health-Promoting Work
Publication and Content Type
- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
Find in a library
To the university's database