Until death do us part Adult children's perspective of their parents' transition from living at home to moving into a nursing home and the time after death.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult children are often key carers of frail older parents providing care for a long period of time in different care contexts. However, research concerning adult children's caregiving experiences, from providing home-based care to facing the death of a parent in a nursing home is sparse. Thus, the aim was to explore the transition from living at home to moving into and living in a nursing home and the time after death from the perspective of next of kin to an older person.

Methods

A qualitative design using individual interviews with 15 adult children of older persons. The text was analysed using inductive content analysis.

Results

One main category was identified, until death do us part. With three generic categories, living at home, living at a nursing h

SUBMITTER: Bokberg C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626904 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature