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Supporting Siblings as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology
Author(s) -
Gerhardt Cynthia A.,
Lehmann Vicky,
Long Kristin A.,
Alderfer Melissa A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.25821
Subject(s) - medicine , psycinfo , cinahl , psychosocial , pediatric oncology , grading (engineering) , medline , family medicine , pediatric cancer , pediatric nursing , pediatrics , cancer , nursing , psychiatry , civil engineering , political science , psychological intervention , law , engineering
In this study, evidence is provided for supporting siblings as a standard of care in pediatric oncology. Using Medline, PsycInfo, and CINAHL, a systematic search of articles published over the past two decades about siblings of children with cancer was conducted. A total of 125 articles, which were primarily descriptive studies, were evaluated by the four investigators using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria. There is moderate‐quality evidence, as well as support from community stakeholders, to justify a strong recommendation that siblings of children with cancer should be provided with psychosocial services and that parents and professionals are advised about how to meet siblings’ needs.