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Factors that May Affect the Health of Siblings of Children Who Have an Intellectual/Developmental Disability
Author(s) -
Marquis Sandra,
Hayes Michael V.,
McGrail Kimberlyn
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of policy and practice in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1741-1130
pISSN - 1741-1122
DOI - 10.1111/jppi.12309
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , intellectual disability , psychology , mental health , developmental psychology , gerontology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , communication
There are growing a number of children with an intellectual disability (ID). There is also evidence of poor health in the non‐disabled siblings of these children; indicating a possible need for policies and services to address a complex health issue. This article describes a narrative review of the literature regarding the mental and physical health of siblings of children who have an intellectual disability. The review examined 46 articles. Twenty‐one different factors were identified which may have an effect on the health of these siblings. Social determinants, individual variables, characteristics of the child with the disability, family characteristics, and support factors can all affect health. These variables are inter‐related and illustrate the need to account for complexity when studying the health of siblings of children who have an ID.