Supporting Siblings as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology

Cynthia A. Gerhardt, Vicky Lehmann, Kristin A. Long, Melissa A. Alderfer

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S678-S732
JournalPediatric Blood and Cancer
Volume62
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2015

Keywords

  • Adjustment
  • Cancer
  • Intervention
  • Pediatric
  • Sibling

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