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Review
. 2015 Dec:62 Suppl 5:S750-804.
doi: 10.1002/pbc.25821.

Supporting Siblings as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology

Cynthia A Gerhardt  1 , Vicky Lehmann  1 , Kristin A Long  2 , Melissa A Alderfer  3
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Review

Supporting Siblings as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology

Cynthia A Gerhardt et al. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Dec.

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.

Keywords: adjustment; cancer; intervention; pediatric; sibling.

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