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Self-concept of siblings of children with cancer

Childhood cancer can have detrimental effects on the psychosocial well-being of healthy siblings of children with cancer. The limited research done over the past 40 years has identified adjustment difficulties such as poor self-concept, depression,…

Shared life space and sibling bereavement responses.

1988-12

Tags: 1988, Backlog, Bereavement, Cancer Nursing, Davies B, IM, Journal Article, N, sibling bereavement

Sibling bereavement and continuing bonds.

Historically, from a Freudian and medical model perspective, emotional disengagement from the deceased was seen as essential to the successful adaptation of bereavement. A major shift in the bereavement literature has occurred and it is now generally…

Sibling bereavement: a concept analysis.

Investigators of sibling bereavement contend that the death of a sibling represents a unique and intense loss experience. The empirical literature, however, lacks conceptual clarity about the characteristics of sibling bereavement. Metaphors of…

Tags: 1997, Adult, Backlog, Bereavement, Concept Formation, Death, Death studies, Humans, Journal Article, Mahon MM, Models, Psychological, Research Design, Robinson L, Self Concept, sibling bereavement, Sibling Relations, T, United States

Sibling bereavement: research-based guidelines for nurses. [Review] [27 refs]

Despite the marked improvement in the treatment of childhood cancer in recent decades, there are children who die, leaving behind a legacy of grief for all who knew them, including their siblings. Nurses can play a significant role in facilitating…

Tags: 1993, Backlog, Davies B, IM, Journal Article, N, Seminars In Oncology Nursing, sibling bereavement

Sibling death and death fear in relation to depressive symptomatology in older adults

Previously overlooked factors in elders' depressive symptomatology were examined, including death fear, sibling death, and sibling closeness. Participants were 150 elders (61 men, 89 women) aged 65-97 years with at least one sibling. Measures were…

Sibling grief: a case report

The intensity of sibling grief and the significance of sibling mourning are described in research studies. Yet, nurses caring for dying children may be unaware of these findings and may not offer adequate support to assist siblings in working through…

Tags: 1991, Adaptation, Archives Of Psychiatric Nursing, Art, Attitude To Death, Backlog, Bereavement, Child, Family Therapy, Grief, Heiney SP, Humans, Journal Article, Male, Psychological, sibling bereavement, Sibling Relations

Sibling involvement at the end of life

When a child is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, such as cancer, there is much disruption to the family. It is a struggle for parents to divide their time between the hospital, home, and other healthy siblings. Nurses strive to provide…

Tags: 2005, Attitude To Death, Attitude to DeathBereavement Child Emotions HumansNeoplasms/nursing/psychology Oncologic NursingSibling Relations Siblings/psychology Terminal Care/psychology, Backlog, Bereavement, Child, Emotions, Giovanola J, Humans, Journal Article, Journal Of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Neoplasms, Oncology Nursing, PedPal Lit, sibling bereavement, Sibling Relations, Siblings, Terminal Care

Siblings and child friends in death-related literature for children.

This article explores ways in which siblings and child friends are represented as being involved in death and loss experiences. These representations are taken from 51 selected examples of death-related literature designed to be read by or with…

Tags: 2009, Backlog, Corr CA, IM, Journal Article, Journal Of Death, sibling bereavement

Siblings of a child with cancer

A total of 21 healthy siblings were interviewed about their experiences when a brother or sister is diagnosed with cancer. Information about the illness, opinions about who should inform siblings, social support, specific worries and worst memories…

Siblings of pediatric cancer patients: the quantitative and qualitative nature of quality of life

This study used both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to assess the pediatric health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in siblings (n = 77) of cancer patients attending summer camp. On quantitative measures (Pediatric Quality of Life…

Siblings' needs and issues when a brother or sister dies of cancer.

To explore siblings'needs and issues when a brother or sister dies of cancer, interviews were conducted with 10 surviving children and young adults. The siblings expressed dissatisfaction with the information they had received and said that they had…

Siblings’ farewell to a stillborn sister or brother and parents’ support to their older children: a questionnaire study from the parents’ perspective

This study aims to capture parental descriptions of how siblings take leave of and mourn a stillborn brother or sister and how their parents support them. Data were collected by questionnaires from 16 parents of siblings to a stillborn child one year…

Tags: 2010, Avelin P, Backlog, Bereavement, Erlandsson K, Grief, Journal Article, Journal Of Child Health Care, mourning, Rådestad I, Säflund K, Sibling, sibling bereavement, Stillbirth, Wredling R

Supporting the family after the death of a child.

The death of a child can have a devastating effect on the family. The pediatrician has an important role to play in supporting the parents and any siblings still in his or her practice after such a death. Pediatricians may be poorly prepared to…

Surviving Siblings' Illnesses, Treatments/Health Services over 13 Months after a Sibling's Death

Two million children experience sibling death annually and have problems that require clinical intervention although few receive such help. Effects on surviving siblings' mental health has been well documented, however their physical health has not.…

Tags: 2018, April 2019 List, Brooten DA, Caicedo CL, Child Death, Children's illnesses, Children's treatments/health services, Journal of child and family studies, Page T F, Roche RM, sibling bereavement, Sibling death, they have no conflict of interest., Youngblut J M

Swedish parents' experiences of parenthood and the need for support to siblings when a baby is stillborn

BACKGROUND: It has been argued that having a stillborn baby in the family affects older siblings more than parents realize. The aim of this study was to describe parenthood and the needs of siblings after stillbirth from the parents' perspective.…

Tags: 2011, Adolescent, Adult, Avelin P, Backlog, Birth (berkeley, Calif.), Child, Erlandsson K, Female, Hildingsson I, Humans, Infant, Journal Article, Male, Parenting, Preschool, Rådestad I, sibling bereavement, Siblings, Stillbirth, Sweden

The death of a twin

Death or disability is much more common in multiple births than single children, especially in the perinatal period. Parents face particular problems in that their loss may be underestimated; their grieving may be impeded by the confusion between the…

Tags: 1995, Adolescent, Adult, Backlog, Bryan EM, Child, Child Psychology, Counseling, Death, Female, Fetal Death, Grief, Guilt, Humans, Infant, Journal Article, Male, Newborn, Palliative Medicine, Parent-child Relations, Preschool, sibling bereavement, Social Support, Twins

The Effects of Group Therapy on Siblings of Pediatric Oncology Patients

The stress and psychological difficulties of siblings of children with cancer is well documented. Siblings must cope with a myriad of emotions, isolation from the family, and many changes in daily life. Therefore, a need exists to determine the…

Tags: 1990, Backlog, Ettinger RS, Ettinger S, Goon-Johnson K, Heiney SP, Journal Article, Journal Of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, sibling bereavement

The effects of time on the adolescent sibling bereavement process.

1988-08

Tags: 1988, Backlog, Hogan NS, Journal Article, N, Paediatric Nursing, sibling bereavement

The forgotten griever: a nationwide follow-up study of mortality subsequent to the death of a sibling

Previous findings have suggested that the loss of a family member is associated with mortality among bereaved family members. The least-studied familial relationship in the bereavement literature is that of siblings, although loss of a sibling may…

The Response of Children to the Dying and Death of a Sibling

1989-01

Tags: 1989, Backlog, Birenbaum LK, Journal Article, McCown DE, Omega, Phillips DS, Robinson MA, sibling bereavement, Stewart BJ

Things that help and hinder adolescent sibling bereavement

A taxonomy of the things that help and hinder adolescents' sibling bereavement was developed from the responses of 140 bereaved adolescents to the questions What helped you cope with your sibling's death? and What made it harder to cope with your…

Transition: a conceptual analysis in the context of siblings of children with cancer

Transition has been described by many disciplines. However, the concept of transition has yet to be applied to the sibling experience of childhood cancer. Understanding the transitions that siblings encounter is important because it will offer nurses…

Treasure Weekend: supporting bereaved siblings

The importance of allowing bereaved siblings the opportunity to be involved and mourn the loss of a sibling family member has gained increasing recognition. Child family members may need support in the same way that parents might need support to cope…

Young children's experiences of sibling death

1995-02

Tags: 1995, Backlog, Dowden S, Holaday Bonnie, Journal Article, Journal of Pediatric Nursing, sibling bereavement

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