Childhood cancer: siblings draw and tell

There is a growing awareness among health care professionals that the psychosocial needs of siblings of children with cancer are less adequately met than those of other family members. As part of a larger research study of 17 families of children with cancer, 20 healthy siblings, ages 3-11 years (7...

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Published in:	Pediatric nursing Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 21
Main Author:	Rollins, J A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-01-1990
Subjects:	Body Image Child Child, Preschool Education, Nursing, Continuing Family Female Humans Male Neoplasms - psychology Projective Techniques Sibling Relations Social Change
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Summary:	There is a growing awareness among health care professionals that the psychosocial needs of siblings of children with cancer are less adequately met than those of other family members. As part of a larger research study of 17 families of children with cancer, 20 healthy siblings, ages 3-11 years (7 males, 13 females), were tested using the Kinetic Family Drawing-Revised (Spinetta, McLaren, Fox, & Sparta, 1981) in one of two oncology clinics in a Southwestern state. Nine of the subjects participated in a sibling day. Data from the drawings and discussions with siblings confirm previous sibling research findings and reflect current social changes.
ISSN:	0097-9805