Sibling groups

Cunningham, Carin; Betsa, Natalie; Gross, Samuel

doi:10.1097/00043426-198100320-00004

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“…Those studies that have focused upon well siblings, typically of children with cancer, have found them to have little knowledge about the illness, its aetiology and outcome, although keen to receive information (Kramer, 1981 ;Sourkes, 1980). The importance of providing siblings with information about the condition and the provision of opportunities to talk about worries, particularly related to death, have been highlighted (Cunningham, Betsa & Gross, 1981;Evans et al, 1992;Havermans & Eiser, 1994;Kramer & Moore, 1983).…”

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The Siblings of Children with Life-threatening Conditions

Stallard¹,

Mastroyannopoulou²,

Lewis³

et al. 1997

Child Adolesc Ment Health

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Interviews were conducted with 52 healthy siblings of children with life‐threatening conditions. Significant communication needs of younger children were identified, particularly those of boys. The needs of healthy children varied over time and were related to the time since diagnosis, degree of functional impairment and recent health of their ill sibling. Parents perceived their healthy children to be coping reasonably well with their ill sibling's condition. The implications for clinical practice, the need to communicate information to siblings and the distinction between chronic and life‐threatening conditions are discussed.

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The Siblings of Children with Life-threatening Conditions

Stallard¹,

Mastroyannopoulou²,

Lewis³

et al. 1997

Child Adolesc Ment Health

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“…(Drotar &. Crawford 1985) Some researchers have suggested that poor sibling response to childhood cancer is related to a lack of knowledge or understanding about the disease (Cunningham et al 1981, Kramer & Moore 1983. Interventions have been designed to combat these issues by offering siblings information about cancer and its treatment (Cunningham et al 1981) and by encouraging siblings to visit the hospital (Evans et al 1978).…”

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“…Crawford 1985) Some researchers have suggested that poor sibling response to childhood cancer is related to a lack of knowledge or understanding about the disease (Cunningham et al 1981, Kramer & Moore 1983. Interventions have been designed to combat these issues by offering siblings information about cancer and its treatment (Cunningham et al 1981) and by encouraging siblings to visit the hospital (Evans et al 1978). However, Oehler & Vileisis (1990) discovered that early sibling visitation to an intensive care nursery increased the sibling's knowledge about the situation but had no specific effect on their behaviour.…”

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Sibling response to childhood cancer: a new approach

Evans

Stevens

Cushway

et al. 1992

Child

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It is well recognized that serious illness in children can have important consequences for siblings who may manifest their concerns as behavioural difficulty. The aim of the present study was to explore sibling psychological response to childhood cancer and to observe the effects that sibling knowledge had on their response. Siblings and parents of patients at the Children's Hospital, Birmingham, were interviewed using the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist and semi-structured 'Illness Knowledge' questionnaires designed by the first author. Siblings were not experiencing significant behaviour problems. The level of sibling knowledge about cancer was related to the level of sibling social competence but not to the prevalence of behaviour problems. One-third of the siblings were talking to no one at all about their feelings, and sibling feedback yielded some important sibling needs. It was concluded that sibling response to childhood cancer may not necessarily be pathological and may also be mediated by the level of sibling social competence as well as sibling knowledge.

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“…Groups can provide the well child a facilitative forum for participation with other children who are also experiencing chronic illness in the family. Group interventions with this population have been found to be effective in minimizing resentment and guilt, better managing stress and anxiety, reducing concerns about one's normalcy, and developing adaptive coping strategies on the part of well children (Call, 1990;Cunningham et al, 1981;Seligman, 1996).…”

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Developmental Strategies for Counseling the Child Whose Parent or Sibling Has Cancer

Johnson

1997

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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The author presents the emotional and behavioral profile of the well child whose parent or sibling has been diagnosed with cancer. Symptoms of significant distress in such children are often overlooked by attending adults. Developmentally appropriate counseling interventions that can be used by the counselor to meet the special needs of this population are proposed within an adaptationbased model.

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Sibling groups

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The Siblings of Children with Life-threatening Conditions

The Siblings of Children with Life-threatening Conditions

Sibling response to childhood cancer: a new approach

Developmental Strategies for Counseling the Child Whose Parent or Sibling Has Cancer

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