Experience of siblings of children treated for cancer.

Nolbris, Margaretha,1956Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper,Institute of Health and Care Sciences,Institute of Clinical Sciences (author)

The aim was to obtain an understanding of the experience in everyday life of being a sibling when a brother or sister is receiving treatment for a cancer disease or has completed treatment. In order to illuminate the experience of the siblings themselves a phenomenological-hermeneutic method was used. Ten siblings were asked, in the form of a broad-based, open question, to tell about their experience of being the sibling of a brother or sister in this situation. There was an awareness of sibling-ship as a special relation since the brother or sister had got cancer. This feeling was very strong and close, and when needed the sibling admitted a protective and advocacy role. The siblings felt difficulties to always be loyal with the brother or sister needs and demands from other interests. They lived a new life and periods of ups and down following the condition of the brother or sister. Everyday life varied from joy to a life filled with worries and anxiety. Siblings experienced feelings of an existential nature, such as quality of life and death.

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Annan samhällsvetenskap Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap hsv//swe
SOCIAL SCIENCES Other Social Sciences Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified hsv//eng
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP Hälsovetenskap Omvårdnad hsv//swe
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES Health Sciences Nursing hsv//eng
Activities of Daily Living
psychology
Adaptation
Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Anxiety
psychology
Attitude to Health
Child
Communication
Conflict (Psychology)
Existentialism
psychology
Fear
psychology
Female
Helping Behavior
Hospitals
Pediatric
Humans
Male
Neoplasms
psychology
therapy
Nursing Methodology Research
Quality of Life
psychology
Questionnaires
Role
Sibling Relations
Siblings
psychology
Sweden

Enskär, Karin,1962-Jönköping University,HHJ, Avdelningen för omvårdnad,HHJ. CHILD,Child-hälsa(Swepub:hj)enka (author)
Hellström, Anna-Lena,1946Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper,Institute of Health and Care Sciences,Institute of Clinical Sciences(Swepub:gu)xhannx (author)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för vårdvetenskap och hälsa (creator_code:org_t)

In:European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society: Elsevier BV11:21462-38891532-2122

By the author/editor: Nolbris, Margare ...; Enskär, Karin, 1 ...; Hellström, Anna- ...

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