Older Persons’ Experiences of Depressive Ill-Health and Family Support

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="3"><i> </i>Main theme: hovering between feelings of belongingness and <br/>   aloneness in relationships with family members</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Themes</td><td align="left">A sense of being worthy</td><td align="left">A sense of being unworthy</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="3">Subthemes<i> </i></td><td align="left">Being part of the family</td><td align="left">Being a burden on the family</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Being able to live up to family expectations</td><td align="left">Being unable to live up to family expectations </td></tr><tr><td align="left"> </td><td align="left">Feelings of guilt and shame</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Overview of the main theme, themes and subthemes.

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Table 1: Older Persons’ Experiences of Depressive Ill-Health and Family Support 