title: In the shadows: parents of seriously ill adult children.
abstract: Life-threatening diseases are being diagnosed at younger ages and successfully managed for longer periods of time. Adult patients increasingly will have parents who want to be present and help during treatment. Little is known about how best to include parents of adult children in the nursing plan of care. Healthcare professionals must balance the independence and privacy needs of adult patients with parents' desire to help and provide care.
authors: Mercy Cancer Center, Toldeo, Ohio, USA. pbeach@buckeye-express.com
authors: Patricia Ringos
authors: PR
authors: Beach
authors: Beth E
authors: BE
authors: White
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D032721:Adult Children; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations