title: Supporting Siblings as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Oncology.
abstract: In this study, evidence is provided for supporting siblings as a standard of care in pediatric oncology. Using Medline, PsycInfo, and CINAHL, a systematic search of articles published over the past two decades about siblings of children with cancer was conducted. A total of 125 articles, which were primarily descriptive studies, were evaluated by the four investigators using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria. There is moderate-quality evidence, as well as support from community stakeholders, to justify a strong recommendation that siblings of children with cancer should be provided with psychosocial services and that parents and professionals are advised about how to meet siblings' needs.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gerhardt
authors.affiliation: Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Vicky
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lehmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Kristin A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Long
authors.affiliation: Nemours Children's Health System, Wilmington DE and Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alderfer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000592:standards*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D011584:Psychology / Q000592:standards*; D035781:Siblings / Q000523:psychology*; D059039:Standard of Care
keywords: adjustment; cancer; intervention; pediatric; sibling