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The adjustment of siblings of pediatric cancer patients—a sibling and parent perspective
Author(s) -
Breyer Joanna,
Kunin Howard,
Kalish Leslie A.,
Patenaude Andrea Farkas
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
psycho‐oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.41
H-Index - 137
eISSN - 1099-1611
pISSN - 1057-9249
DOI - 10.1002/pon.2960020306
Subject(s) - sibling , brother , sister , perspective (graphical) , psychological intervention , psychology , developmental psychology , pediatric cancer , clinical psychology , sibling relationship , medicine , cancer , psychiatry , artificial intelligence , sociology , anthropology , computer science
A total of 73 siblings of pediatric cancer patients and their parents completed a questionnaire about the siblings' reactions to the illness of their brother or sister. Descriptive information was obtained about the reactions, stresses, relationships, communication and behavior of the healthy sibling. From this data and from case examples, specific impressions emerged with treatment and research implications. These included the importance of the involvement of the healthy sibling with the ill siblings' treatment and the importance of assessing family interaction style to facilitate effective clinical interventions. Suggestions about direction for future empirical studies were made.