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Lydia Mckeown¹, Kerry Campbell¹, Martin Dempster¹

¹School of Psychology, Centre for Improving Health-Related Quality of Life, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.

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Adolescents experiencing parental cancer often feel lonely, dealing with emotions alone. Lack of peer understanding and communication barriers intensify this loneliness, though family support can help.

Keywords:

adolescence cancer loneliness mental health parental cancer psychosocial psycho‐oncology qualitative social isolation youth

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Psychology
Oncology
Adolescent Health

Background:

Parental cancer significantly impacts adolescent well-being.
Adolescent loneliness is a critical but under-researched area in this context.

Purpose of the Study:

To synthesize qualitative evidence on adolescent loneliness (ages 10-19) when a parent has cancer.
To explore adolescents' experiences of loneliness and influencing factors during parental cancer.

Main Methods:

Qualitative systematic literature review following the JBI approach.
Included quality appraisal, data extraction, and meta-aggregative synthesis of 17 papers (2007-2024).
Two independent reviewers screened reports; conflicts resolved by a third reviewer. Pre-registered on PROSPERO.

Main Results:

Adolescents facing parental cancer report significant loneliness and emotional isolation.
Loneliness is exacerbated by peer misunderstanding and restricted family communication.
Family and social support systems appear to mitigate feelings of loneliness.

Conclusions:

Loneliness is a prevalent experience for adolescents with a parent diagnosed with cancer.
Further qualitative research, particularly interviews, is needed for a deeper understanding of their lived experiences.
Addressing loneliness in this vulnerable population requires targeted support strategies.