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Support Needs of Parents of Adolescents Abusing Substances in Selected Hospitals in Limpopo Province
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Parents with adolescents who abuse substances need support. They have high stress levels and low quality of life compared to other parents. This is because they have unmet support needs, do not know what to do to help their adolescents, and are distressed. Most studies focus on the support needs of adolescents. Less is known about the specific support needs of their parents. This study explores the support needs of parents of adolescents abusing substances and being treated in five hospitals in Limpopo Province. A qualitative research approach was applied with an explorative, descriptive, and contextual design using semi-structured interviews to understand parents’ views. Data saturation was reached at the 14th parent. Data were analyzed using the Tesch method. The parents mainly wanted informational and emotional support. The study identified specific parent-related support needs and adolescent-related support needs. This study is the first to explore the support needs of parents of adolescents abusing substances in a South African rural context.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hlahla, L. S., Ngoatle, C., & Mothiba, T. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Limpopo (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Hlahla, Lina Sebolaisi
- Venue
- Children
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2023-03-15
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 552
- ISSN
- 2227-9067 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC10047788
- OpenAlex
- W4324355448
- Cited by
- 6
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3
- FWCI
- 1.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Children (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Family and Disability Support Research
- Keywords
- parental support needs, adolescents, substance abuse, parents of adolescents, emotional support, information support, parental stress, quality of life, hospital treatment, rural South Africa, Limpopo Province
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