The subject of the research was the loneliness in families caused by the death of a parent/ spouse resulting from a long-standing illness. Ten families (6 mothers, 4 fathers, 15 children) from the city of Białystok, who had been during the mourning period for 2 years, were included in the qualitative research. The case study method was applied, as well as the following research techniques: structured interview and narrative interview.
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Przedmiotem podjętych badań było osamotnienie w rodzinie spowodowane śmiercią rodzica/małżonka wskutek długotrwałej choroby. Badaniami jakościowymi objęto 10 rodzin (6 matek, 4 ojców, 15 dzieci) zamieszkujących w mieście Białystok, będących w okresie żałoby od dwóch lat. Wykorzystano metodę indywidualnego przypadku oraz techniki badawcze: wywiad skategoryzowany i wywiad narracyjny.
Social support is considered as a special kind of assistance and relationship between the giver and the receiver thereof. It exists under certain social circumstances which foster the assisted person’s development. The potential informal support networks include family which, in conditions of coping with a child’s disability, assumes superior significance in everyday care, but also in the processes of raising, treatment, rehabilitation, or education. In this paper, I have focused on the difficulties experienced by disabled children and their parents, as well as on the support provided to them by the elderly members of their families whom I consider to be a significant human resource in family support networks for difficult situations.
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