Mental health promotion as perceived by Norwegian adolescents with somatically ill parents – an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Figures & data

Table 1. Characteristics of the participants.

Gender	Age	Ill parent	Parent’s disorder
Boy	13	Father	Neurological disorder^a
Girl	13	Father	Cancer
Boy	14	Mother	Cancer
Boy	14	Mother	Neurological disorder^a
Girl	14	Father	Cancer
Girl	16	Mother	Neurological disorder^a
Girl	16	Mother and father	Cancer and cancer
Boy	17	Mother	Cancer
Girl	17	Mother	Cancer
Girl	17	Mother	Cancer
Boy	18	Father	Cancer

^a Neurological disorders included multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and cluster headache.

Figure 1. Superordinate theme, themes and subthemes: Feeling at home in a house of mental health-promoting conversations, included (a) characteristics of significant conversation partners, being available, competent and caring and (b) four rooms, one for increased knowledge, one for disclosure, one for meeting points and one for breaks.

Data availability statement

Data are not available because of ethical restrictions. Because of the nature of this research, the participants of this study did not agree that their data would be shared publicly, so supporting data are not available.