"My safe haven turned into a terror zone": A qualitative study of family members' experiences of violence by brain tumor patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge is lacking regarding how the experience of being exposed to violence is affected when the perpetrator suffers from behavioral and personality changes (BPC) due to a brain tumor. This study is part of the Swedish national research project BRAVE - Brain Tumor Related Aggression and Violence Exposure. The aim was to explore experiences of family members exposed to violence by a person suffering from BPC associated with a brain tumor.

Methods

Individual interviews were conducted with 25 family members who have been exposed to violence by patients with primary brain tumor. The interviews were analyzed using qualitative content analysis.

Results

The participants reported various forms of violence and expressed intense suffering, loneliness and social is

SUBMITTER: Holmgren AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12843534 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature