A systematic review of interventions to support siblings of children with chronic illness or disability

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2014, Pages E26-E38

  Hartling, Lisa ^a   Milne, Andrea ^a   Tjosvold, Lisa ^a   Wrightson, Dawn ^c   Gallivan, Jennifer ^d   Newton, Amanda S ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^e Aberhart Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

health services; siblings; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DISABILITY; FAMILY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MOOD; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SIBLING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF HELP; SIBLING RELATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SIBLING RELATIONS; SIBLINGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908206910     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01771.x     Document Type: Review

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