Effects of Difficulties Experienced by Adolescents Who Have a Parent with Cancer on Their Psychological Condition

This descriptive study was designed to identify effects of difficulties experienced by adolescents who have a parent with cancer on their psychological condition. The study involved children of 13–18 years of age accompanying their parents who were receiving cancer treatment. The data were collected by a questionnaire prepared by the researchers, »Brief Symptom Inventory« and statistically compared. According to the results of the study, the children involved in the study generally showed high rates of psychological symptoms in the Brief Symptom Inventory. It was found that generally children who had to care for their ill parent and had not been allowed time for themselves in the study. It established that children who had to take on housework duties, income of family and couldn’t spent time with their friends was found that a significant difference between the groups (p