Experiences of vulnerability due to loss of support by aged parents of emigrated children: a hermeneutic literature review
In disrupted families due to migration individual members support each other through transnational care. The care is often reciprocal as the members who are left behind support the members who emigrated and in return receive care from the emigrated family members. Aged parents who get
left behind, however, often become vulnerable. The hermeneutic literature review shows that social, psychological or emotional and economic vulnerability are experienced. They have to deal with cultural challenges as their children form part of a new culture in their receiving country. Strong
feelings of loss, helplessness and loneliness are experienced. The emigration of their children may also contribute to the financial vulnerability of the elderly.
Keywords: Elderly; Les personnes âgées; adult children; emigration; emotional distress; future concerns; l'émigration; la détresse émotionelle; la perte de soutien; laissés pour compte; left behind; les enfants adultes; les préoccupations future; loss of support
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Publication date: 27 May 2019
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