TY - JOUR
T1 - Sibling adaptation to childhood cancer collaborative study
T2 - Parental views of pre- and postdiagnosis adjustment of siblings of children with cancer
AU - Barbarin, Oscar A.
AU - Sargent, Janice R.
AU - Sahler, Olle Jane Z.
AU - Carpenter, Paul J.
AU - Copeland, Donna R.
AU - Dolgin, Michael J.
AU - Mulhern, Raymond K.
AU - Roghmann, Klaus J.
AU - Zeltzer, Lonnie K.
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Barbarin is Professor of Psychology and Professor of Social Work. University of Michigan. and Dircctor. University of Michigan Family Development Projcc~. (Address correspondence to University of Michigan Family Development Project. Social Work Center Building, 1015 East Huron, AM Arbor. M1 48109-1689.) Dr. Sargent is a Clinical Psychologist, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Dr. Sahler is Direcror. Department of Education. American Academy of Pediatrics. Elks Grow Village. IL. Dr. Carpenter is Associate Professor of Oncology in Psychiatry (Psychology) and Pediatrics, Behavioral Medicine Unit, and Director of Psychosocial Services, Division of Pediauic Hematology/Oncology, University of Rochester. Rochester, NY. Dr. Copeland is a Psychologist. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. TX. Dr. Dolgin is Head. Psychosocial & Behavioral Sciences. Sambur Cenm for Pediauic Hematology-Oncology. Children's Medical Center. Petah-Tikva. Israel. Dr. Mul-hem is Direcror. Division of Behavioral Medicine. St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Memphis, TN. Dr. Roghmann is Professor of Pediavics. Department of Pediatrics. University of Rochester, NY. Dr. Zeltzer is Director. Pediatric Pain Program. School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles. The research was supported in part by Grants 88120808. 89120188. and 9212088 from the William T. Grant Foundation. Dr. Barbarin's participation was also made possible by a William T. Grant Faculty Scholar award.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - In open-ended interviews, parents of 254 siblings of children with cancer evaluated the pre- and postdiagnosis adjustment of their children. One-fourth of the siblings were asymptomatic both before and after the diagnosis. Behavior and emotional problems were the most frequently reported problems arising after the diagnosis. Before the diagnosis, less than 12 percent of the siblings had either behavioral or affective symptoms, whereas 26 percent had such symptoms after the diagnosis. Type of maladjustment was unrelated to sex, birth order, or severity of the patient's illness. On the positive side, parents also reported favorable changes because of the illness in siblings' maturity, supportiveness, and independence. These positive effects were more likely to occur among adolescent and first-born siblings and when the patient's prognosis was poorer.
AB - In open-ended interviews, parents of 254 siblings of children with cancer evaluated the pre- and postdiagnosis adjustment of their children. One-fourth of the siblings were asymptomatic both before and after the diagnosis. Behavior and emotional problems were the most frequently reported problems arising after the diagnosis. Before the diagnosis, less than 12 percent of the siblings had either behavioral or affective symptoms, whereas 26 percent had such symptoms after the diagnosis. Type of maladjustment was unrelated to sex, birth order, or severity of the patient's illness. On the positive side, parents also reported favorable changes because of the illness in siblings' maturity, supportiveness, and independence. These positive effects were more likely to occur among adolescent and first-born siblings and when the patient's prognosis was poorer.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0029595318
U2 - 10.1300/J077V13N03_01
DO - 10.1300/J077V13N03_01
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AN - SCOPUS:0029595318
SN - 0734-7332
VL - 13
SP - 1
EP - 20
JO - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
JF - Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
IS - 3
ER -