Journal article
Caring for a Parent with Lung Cancer: Caregivers' Perspectives on the Role of Communication
Qualitative health research, Vol.22(7), pp.957-970
07/01/2012
DOI: 10.1177/1049732312443428
PMID: 22645222
Abstract
We investigated communication and care in the context of lung cancer through qualitative interviews with 35 adult children. Participants described two core influences on communication: situational and relational influences. Participants also suggested that the ways in which support was communicated impacted how they managed challenges and how they were able to cope with the loss of their parent. This research adds to the literature on caregiving and communicating social support by exploring the experiences of families coping with lung cancer. We suggest theoretical and practical implications for the ways family members might communicate about illness.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Caring for a Parent with Lung Cancer: Caregivers' Perspectives on the Role of Communication
- Creators
- Anne M. Stone - Rollins CollegeSylvia Mikucki-Enyart - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignAshley Middleton - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignJohn P. Caughlin - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignLaura E. Brown - The University of Texas at Austin
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Qualitative health research, Vol.22(7), pp.957-970
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.1177/1049732312443428
- PMID
- 22645222
- ISSN
- 1049-7323
- eISSN
- 1552-7557
- Number of pages
- 14
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Center for Social Science Innovation; Public Policy Center (Archive); Communication Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9984283719702771
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