ArticleScandinavian journal of primary health care2016
How can the general practitioner support adolescent children of ill or substance-abusing parents? A qualitative study among adolescents.
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- Children as next of kin's experiences, practices, and voice in everyday life: a systematic review of studies with Norwegian data (2010-2022).Scandinavian journal of public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Norwegian health personnel's contacts and referrals for children of ill parents: an exploratory cross-sectional multi-centre study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Management of child maltreatment suspicions in general practice: a mixed methods study.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2023Article
- Public health nurses' experiences working with children who are next of kin: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Awareness of parental illness: a grounded theory of upholding family equilibrium in parents on long-term sick-leave in primary health care.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2021Article
- The perspectives of children and young people affected by parental life-limiting illness: An integrative review and thematic synthesis.Palliative medicine · 2021Review
- Mental health as perceived by Norwegian adolescents living with parental somatic illness: Living in an earthquake zone.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2020Article
- Overcoming Clinician and Parent Ambivalence: General Practitioners' Support of Children of Parents With Physical or Mental Illness and/or Substance Abuse.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
- Ill and substance-abusing parents: how can the general practitioner help their children? A qualitative study.BMC family practice · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore significant experiences of adolescents as next of kin that the general practitioner (GP) should identify and recognize.
designQualitative study with focus-group interviews. SUBJECTS AND
settingThree focus-group interviews were conducted with a total of 15 Norwegian adolescents each with an ill or substance-abusing parent. The participants were recruited from existing support groups.
resultsThe adolescents' days were dominated by unpredictability in their family situation and their own exhausting efforts to keep up an ordinary youth life. Mostly, they consulted GPs for somatic complaints. In encounters with the GP, they wanted to be met both as a unique person and as a member of a family with burdens. Their expectations from the GP were partly negatively formed by their experiences. Some had experienced that both their own and their parent's health problems were not addressed properly. Others reported that the GP did not act when he or she should have been concerned about their adverse life situation. The GP may contribute to better long-term psychosocial outcomes by ensuring that the adolescents receive information about the parent's illness and have someone to talk to about their feelings and experiences. In addition, the GP may help by supporting their participation in relieving activities.
conclusionBurdened adolescents seek a GP most often for somatic complaints. The GP has a potential to support them by taking the initiative to talk about their life situation, and by recognizing their special efforts. Key points Little is known about how a general practitioner can support adolescents with ill or substance-abusing parents. Adolescents experience unpredictability in life and strive to find balance between their own needs and the restrictions caused by parental illness. In encounters with adolescents having ill parents, the GP should take the initiative to talk about their family situation. The GP may help them by recognizing their experiences and struggles, give information, offer talks and support coping strategies.
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