Abstract
Purpose: To explore and describe the experience of healthy sibling who have brother or sister with cancer.
Methods: Qualitative study using phenomenology approaches was conducted. Interview was audio taped four healthy siblings aged 5 to 14 years and their family member 'and analyzed according to Colaizzi's guidelines and data analysis method proposed by the Nvivo 8.0 qualitative software.'
Results: Four domains were generated by Colaizzi (1978) method as follows: Encountering the impact of siblings with cancer, inevitable changes of the family life, mood fluctuation in daily life and reconstruction of the family life.
Conclusion: The study findings indicated that parents play a vital role during child development period, and the challenges for siblings of children with cancer might be particularly more stressful than cancer children themselves and their parents. The professionals can provide emotional support, practical assistance and information for them. Understand perception of the healthy siblings, which can provide important information for family-centered nursing care to assist those families having chronically ill children to adapt to the situation.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Phenomenology
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Siblings, Cancer Child, Experience
Recommended Citation
Liao, Yuan-Ju, "I want my mommy: Sibling's experience with childhood cancer" (2012). INRC (Congress). 61.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2012/presentations_2012/61
Conference Name
23rd International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Brisbane, Australia
Conference Year
2012
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I want my mommy: Sibling's experience with childhood cancer
Brisbane, Australia
Purpose: To explore and describe the experience of healthy sibling who have brother or sister with cancer.
Methods: Qualitative study using phenomenology approaches was conducted. Interview was audio taped four healthy siblings aged 5 to 14 years and their family member 'and analyzed according to Colaizzi's guidelines and data analysis method proposed by the Nvivo 8.0 qualitative software.'
Results: Four domains were generated by Colaizzi (1978) method as follows: Encountering the impact of siblings with cancer, inevitable changes of the family life, mood fluctuation in daily life and reconstruction of the family life.
Conclusion: The study findings indicated that parents play a vital role during child development period, and the challenges for siblings of children with cancer might be particularly more stressful than cancer children themselves and their parents. The professionals can provide emotional support, practical assistance and information for them. Understand perception of the healthy siblings, which can provide important information for family-centered nursing care to assist those families having chronically ill children to adapt to the situation.