Communication, self-esteem and prolonged grief in parent-adolescent dyads, 1–4 years following the death of a parent to cancer

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2020.101883
• Publication Date: 2020-11-28T01:52:26Z
• Authors: Charlotte Angelhoff; Josefin Sveen; Anette Alvariza; Megan Weber-Falk; Ulrika Kreicbergs
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Parents; Family centred care; Adolescent; Psychology, Adolescent; Nursing; Adolescents; Family nursing; Neoplasms; Surveys and Questionnaires; Adaptation, Psychological; Psychology; Humans; Family; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences; Parent-Child Relations; Parental Death; Child; 10. No inequality; Sweden; Psykologi; Omvårdnad; Communication; 05 social sciences; Person-centred care; Middle Aged; Adolescents; Bereavement; Communication; Family centred care; Family nursing; Person-centred care; Self Concept; 3. Good health; Female; Grief; Bereavement

PurposeTalking and grieving together may be advantageous for maintaining belief in a meaningful future can help bereaved adolescents their parents to cope better with the situation. The aim of this study was explore communication, self-esteem prolonged grief adolescent-parent dyads, following death parent cancer.MethodThis has descriptive comparative design. Twenty family dyads consisting parentally (12–19 years) widowed completed Parent Adolescent Communication Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Prolonged Grief-13, 1–4 years parent.ResultsTwelve reported normal-high parent-adolescent 11 rated self-esteem. Two three scored above cut-off possible disorder (≥35), none these were same dyads. There difference (p < .05) between boys (mean 40.0) girls 41.9) regard open as assessed by parents. Girls lower 26.0) than 34.1, p .01).ConclusionsThis provides insights from families which indicate that despite experiencing often-traumatic life event losing or partner, most participants normal few symptoms grief. potential usefulness identifying who need professional support communication is discussed.