Family cohesion predicts long-term health and well-being after losing a parent to cancer as a teenager: A nationwide population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parentally bereaved children are at increased risk of negative consequences, and the mediating factors most consistently identified are found to be related to family function after the loss, including cohesion. However, existing evidence is limited, especially with respect to children and youths' own perception of family cohesion and its long-term effects on health and well-being. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate self-reported family cohesion the first year after the loss of a parent to cancer and its association to long-term psychological health and well-being among young adults that were bereaved during their teenage years.

Method and participants

In this nationwide population-based study, 622 of 851 (73%) young adults (aged 18-26) responded t

SUBMITTER: Birgisdottir D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10096510 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature