title: The role of family: perceptions of children with sickle cell.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of the quality of family relationships between children with sickle cell disease and their non-diseased siblings. In this study, 28 subjects were interviewed in their homes. The quality of family relations was assessed utilizing the Family Environment Scale (Moos & Moos, 1981). There was no significant difference in cohesion, expressiveness, conflict, or organization. Control was higher for boys than girls. Implications for family nursing practice are presented.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Phoenix
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012380:Role; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires