Background: Cancer is a disease that brings many emotions along just by naming it. The onset is increasing annually. When a child becomes ill in cancer, the parents go through a difficult time while supporting their child throughout the treatment. The healthcare professionals need more knowledge about how to support the parents through this time. Aim: The purpose of the study was to describe parents' experiences of living with a child who has cancer. Method: A method designed by Friberg (2012), aimed to contribute to evidence-based care based on the analysis of qualitative research, was used. Analysis of 11 scientific articles were performed. The analysis resulted in six main categories and seventeen sub categories. Results: The main categories that emerged was: information is everything in the disease process, life changed radically, to manage the disease they need support from others, the fight against the disease, the nurse´s role in the meeting and a sea of emotions. Conclusion: From these categories, the parents' struggles became highlighted and explained. The healthcare professionals had a role in providing the best care available for the parents and child.

Bakgrund: Förekomsten av depression hos ungdomar ökar. Forskning pekar på att enstor del av vårdandet av ungdomar med depression utförs av föräldrarna i hemmet, detär därför av stor vikt att stötta och underlätta för dessa föräldrar. Kunskaper kringföräldrars upplevelser möjliggör för sjuksköterskan att möta föräldrar i den situationde tillsammans med sitt barn befinner sig. Syfte: Att undersöka föräldrarserfarenheter av att ha en ungdom med depression. Metod: Studien utfördes som enallmän litteraturöversikt. Vetenskapliga artiklar identifierades genom en struktureradlitteratursökning för att sedan granskas och sammanställas. Resultat: Ilitteraturstudiens resultat framträdde följande teman: (i) Depressionens påverkan påfamiljen, (ii) Föräldrars kunskap och förståelse av ungdomarnas depression, (iii)Skuld och förnekelse relaterat till ungdomarnas depression, (iv), Behovet av stödrelaterat till ungdomarnas depression. Konklusion: Kunskapsbristen hos föräldrar tillungdomar med depression är stor. Denna brist på kunskap bidrar till att ungdomar ivissa fall inte får den hjälp de behöver. Även betydelsen av stöd och uppbackning frånsjukvårdens sida till de föräldrar som har ett barn med depression visar sig varaväsentlig för föräldrarna, föräldrarna upplever dock att stödet i många fall inte är tillräckligt. / Background: The occurence of depression in adolescents is increasing. Since researchsuggests that a large part of the care of young people with depression is carried out byparents at home, it is of great importance to support and facilitate for these parents.Knowledge of parents' experiences enables the nurse to meet parents and their child intheir current lived situation. Aim: To examine parents' experiences of having anadolescent with depression. Method: The study was conducted as a general literaturereview. Scientific articles were identified through a structured literature search and thenreviewed and compiled. Result: The results of the literature study revealed thefollowing themes: (i) The impact of depression on the family, (ii) Parents' knowledgeand understanding of adolescent’s depression, (iii) Guilt and denial related toadolescent’s depression, (iv), The need for support related to adolescent’s depression.Conclusion: The literature study shows that the lack of knowledge among parents ofadolescents with depression is high. This lack of knowledge contributes to adolescentsnot getting the help they need. The importance of health service support proves to beessential for parents, however many parents feel that the support is not sufficient.