Meeting the needs of siblings of children with life-limiting illnesses.
Siblings of children with life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses can face a number of challenges, yet this is a group that is often unacknowledged as needing specific support. It is essential that the needs of siblings are recognised and addressed as part of a family-centred approach. This article discusses the experiences and challenges faced by siblings in such families and what children's nurses can do to help. In particular, it outlines a group intervention offered by a community children's palliative care service.
Lifetime Service, Bath.
Catherine
C
Lane
Joanne
J
Mason
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D013727:Terminal Care