RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Adult Child-Parent Dyadic Interactions at the End of Life: A Scoping Review
JF BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
JO BMJ Support Palliat Care
FD British Medical Journal Publishing Group
SP 175
OP 185
DO 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001894
VO 10
IS 2
A1 Franziska A Herbst
A1 Laura Gawinski
A1 Nils Schneider
A1 Stephanie Stiel
YR 2020
UL http://spcare.bmj.com/content/10/2/175.abstract
AB Background Being terminally ill affects not only the life of patients but also that of their loved ones. Dyads of adult children and their parents at the end of life may face specific challenges with regard to their relationship and interactions that need to be further examined.Aim The aim was to identify, describe and summarise available evidence on adult child–parent interaction and psychosocial support needs at the end of life. Research gaps in the existing literature are disclosed and recommendations for future research are presented.Design A type 4 scoping review according to Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) methodological framework was conducted. The review includes studies regardless of study design and provides a descriptive account of foci of available research.Data sources The PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Google Scholar and Web of Science databases were searched from inception to 16 August 2018. An additional hand search was conducted. A highly sensitive search strategy was employed to cover all potentially relevant results.Results The authors screened 1832 records by title and abstract, retrieved 216 full-text articles and included 15 studies from the database search. One study was identified by way of hand search. The review identified six major themes: (1) adult child–parent relationship, (2) adult child–parent communication, (3) involvement in caregiving, (4) benefit and burden of caregiving, (5) coping strategies and (6) support and information for caregivers.Conclusions The scoping review accentuates the paucity of studies that address both patients’ and their parent/adult child caregivers’ relationship, interaction and psychosocial support needs.