Psychosocial Consequences of Bone Marrow Transplantation in Donor and Nondonor Siblings
作者:
WENDY PACKMAN,
MARY CRITTENDEN,
EVONNE SCHAEFFER,
BRUCE BONGAR,
JODIE FISCHER,
MORTON COWAN,
期刊:
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
(OVID Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 18,
issue 4
页码: 244-253
ISSN:0196-206X
年代: 1997
出版商: OVID
关键词: bone marrow transplantation;post-traumatic stress;psychosocial adjustment;siblings.
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
We investigated the psychosocial effects of bone marrow transplantation (BMT) on siblings of transplant recipients. We asked how donor siblings compared with nondonor siblings on quantitative measures of behavior, psychological distress, and sense of self. Participants included 44 siblings (21 donors and 23 nondonors, ages 6–18 yr) of surviving pediatric BMT patients. On self-report measures, donors reported significantly more anxiety and lower self-esteem than nondonors. On teacher-rated scales, donors showed significantly more adaptive skills in school. On these same scales, nondonors showed significantly more school problems than donors. One-third of the siblings in each group reported a moderate level of post-traumatic stress reaction. Exploratory multiple regression analyses point to factors that might influence sibling adjustment and suggest counseling strategies and avenues for future research.
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