title: OC11 - Social support and intervention focus to minimize the effects of oncological disease in healthy siblings.
abstract: Theme: Complex health care and chronic disease management.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The entire process underlying cancer disease not only affects the sick child, but also the healthy siblings, which should be the centre of attention from parents and nurses.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify the impact of the disease in healthy siblings and know the importance of social support to minimise its impact in healthy siblings.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive, correlational study, a sample of 128 families of children with oncological diseases, between August 2011 and January 2013. In order to do our research we used the following tools: Assessment questionnaire of the children's oncological diseases impact on the family and Satisfaction Scale Social Support.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Families with a higher impact on family structure and more accrued expenses showed greater impact of the disease in healthy siblings, the most satisfied with their social support showed less improvement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses should seek interventions that increase the perception of the need for social support of families.
authors.affiliation: Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Santa Maria do Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Goreti
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.affiliation: Universidade Católica do Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Araujo
keywords: Child nursing; family; impact of oncological disease in healthy siblings; social support.