Psychosocial Adjustment of Adolescent Siblings of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a widely practiced therapy for many life-threatening childhood disorders. The authors investigated the psychosocial effects of HSCT on siblings of pediatric HSCT patients ( n = 44; 21 donors, 23 nondonors, ages 6 to 18 years). Donor siblings reported...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric oncology nursing 2004-07, Vol.21 (4), p.233-248
Hauptverfasser: Packman, Wendy, Gong, Kimberly, VanZutphen, Kelly, Shaffer, Tani, Crittenden, Mary
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Zusammenfassung:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a widely practiced therapy for many life-threatening childhood disorders. The authors investigated the psychosocial effects of HSCT on siblings of pediatric HSCT patients ( n = 44; 21 donors, 23 nondonors, ages 6 to 18 years). Donor siblings reported significantly more anxiety and lower self-esteem than did nondonors. Nondonors showed significantly more school problems. Approximately one third of all siblings reported moderate to severe posttraumatic stress. The study drew on the developmental theory of Erik Erikson and the psychosocial model of posttraumatic stress. As part of the study, the authors used the Measures of Psychosocial Development (MPD), a self-report measure based on Eriksonian constructs. The MPD was used to assess the psychosocial adjustment of 12 siblings who were adolescents (≥ 13 years) at the time the study was conducted. In this article, findings are presented from the MPD as well as salient findings from the larger study.
ISSN:1043-4542
1532-8457
DOI:10.1177/1043454203262698