2022
DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2022.2153424
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

‘Nobody comes to help us’: lived experiences and needs of older adults who lost their only child in China

Abstract: Purpose This qualitative study aimed to gather insights into the experiences of older adults after losing their only child and explore meaningful life needs as a basis for social interventions. Methods We conducted individual face-to-face interviews with 29 participants from 10 communities in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and then analysed using the inductive category development of conventional content analysis. Re… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1
1

Citation Types

0
2
0

Year Published

2023
2023
2024
2024

Publication Types

Select...
1
1

Relationship

0
2

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 2 publications
(2 citation statements)
references
References 37 publications
0
2
0
Order By: Relevance
“…Green investment indicators and green ecological indicators are complex systems, including social, economic, environmental, and other factors (Peng et al, 2018;Peng et al, 2020;Zhong et al, 2021). This paper upholds the principles of indicator availability, comprehensiveness, and scientific nature.…”
Section: Construction Of Indicator System and Sourcesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Green investment indicators and green ecological indicators are complex systems, including social, economic, environmental, and other factors (Peng et al, 2018;Peng et al, 2020;Zhong et al, 2021). This paper upholds the principles of indicator availability, comprehensiveness, and scientific nature.…”
Section: Construction Of Indicator System and Sourcesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The World Health Organization says the world’s population over 60 will double to 2.1 billion people by 2050. In China, the older adult population is expected to grow to 366 million by 2050, with the proportion of the older adult population rising to 26.1 percent ( 1 ). All countries are facing the major challenge of population aging, and organizations are actively exploring new programs to address this demographic shift.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%