Information Needs of the Siblings of Critically Ill Children
作者:
KleiberCharmaine,
MontgomeryLou Ann,
CraftMartha,
期刊:
Children's Health Care
(Taylor Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 24,
issue 1
页码: 47-60
ISSN:0273-9615
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1207/s15326888chc2401_5
出版商: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
This study explored parental and sibling perceptions and feelings about sibling information needs during a pediatric admission to an intensive care unit (ICU). Using a qualitative research design, patents (n = 14) and school-age siblings (n = 12) of children who were patients in ICU were interviewed using open-ended questions. Themes of information that the parents report having given to the siblings were similar to the themes that siblings report having heard. However, parents reported that the siblings had numerous questions about the reasons for hospitalization and expectations for the future of the family. The findings indicate that parents may neither be aware of the effects of the ICU experience on the siblings nor have the knowledge and skill to assist them. Parents may need counseling to increase their awareness of the siblings' need for information and teaching to increase skill in providing the information.
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