Social support and siblings of children with cancer

Experiences and support needs of siblings of children with cancer

The diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer places considerable demands on family life. Siblings have been shown to be at risk for development of ...

Perceived and Received Social Support for Child and Adolescent ...

Friends and family, especially parents, are the greatest sources of social support for childhood and adolescent cancer survivors.

Psychosocial Support for Healthy Siblings of Pediatric Oncology ...

... social support for healthy siblings of children with cancer (Gerhardt et. al., 2015). As evidenced by the literature, a statistically significant inverse ...

Helping Siblings of Children Diagnosed with Cancer

Arranging visits to the hospital to see their sick brother or sister and to meet the health care team. · Talking with the health care team about ...

The Social Networks and Social Support of Siblings of Children with ...

Siblings of children with cancer need support to ameliorate the challenges they encounter; however, little is known about what types and sources of support ...

Social support in parents of children with cancer: A systematic review.

... children with cancer report receiving as much or more support than typical adults, but PCCs engage in less social support seeking. Family and significant ...

Helping Siblings Cope - Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

SuperSibs, a program of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, provides programs and support for the siblings of children with cancer. ... Highly trained oncology ...

Parenting Siblings of a Child with a Serious Illness

Hospital staff such as child life specialists, social workers, chaplains, and psychologists and other mental health care specialists can help provide support.

Supporting brothers or sisters | Cancer Research UK

Sibs. Sibs provides support for children and young people who have a sibling who is disabled, has special educational needs or a serious long term condition.

Supporting Siblings - Childhood Cancer - Alex's Lemonade Stand

We understand that childhood cancer affects the whole family, not only the child who receives the diagnosis. SuperSibs is dedicated to comforting, ...

Technology-Mediated Support Among Siblings of Children with ...

It is suggested that adolescent siblings of children use technology to connect with their established network for support, an important finding for ...

Community Help: When a Family Has a Child with Cancer

Siblings who report more direct social support are less depressed and worried, have fewer behavioral problems and show better overall adjustment; and; there is ...

6 Sibling Adaptation to the Family Crisis of Childhood Cancer

They found that siblings who participated in a home-care program, compared to siblings whose brother or sister died in a hospital, were better prepared for the ...

The Parent and Sibling's Support of Pediatric Cancer

Siblings of ill children deal with their own psychological and emotional difficulties. The circumstances they find themselves in may cause them ...

Social Support Perceived by Family and Caregivers of Children with ...

Abstract: Social support to caregivers and family members can contribute to the construction of coping strategies in pediatric cancer diagnosis scenarios.

Social Support in Parents of Children who had Cancer

Parents of children with cancer experience stress and hardship during their child's cancer journey and after their child has entered into ...

Social Relations and Pediatric Cancer: The Struggles of Adolescent ...

In addition to family and peer support, adolescent cancer patients also experience social support from the health care professionals involved in their treatment ...

A Qualitative Exploration of Psychosocial Support for Siblings of ...

Each of these types of social support will help healthy siblings adjust to the many stressors associated with the childhood cancer experience, as outlined in ...

Siblings of Children with Cancer - CancerIndex

Pediatric cancer research suggests that a supportive family environment may protect the psychological well-being of siblings. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that (1) ...

Full article: Adolescent siblings of children with cancer: a qualitative ...

The reported good experiences with social support from other siblings of children with cancer are consistent with previous studies that have ...