Barn och ungdomars erfarenheter av att ha ett syskon med cancer - Ett liv på nya villkor
(2025) SJSK70 20242Department of Health Sciences
- Abstract
- Background: The age of children and adolescents affects how they understand and cope with their sibling's cancer. Previous research has shown that siblings of children with cancer are at greater risk of developing difficulties, but their own experiences have often not received sufficient attention. Through a family-centered approach and interpersonal theory, healthcare professionals can take greater account of the young relatives' needs for support and information. Purpose: To investigate children and adolescents' experiences of living with a sibling with pediatric cancer. Method: A literature review with an inductive approach was used to compile evidence-based knowledge on the subject. An integrated analysis was conducted of eleven... (More)
- Background: The age of children and adolescents affects how they understand and cope with their sibling's cancer. Previous research has shown that siblings of children with cancer are at greater risk of developing difficulties, but their own experiences have often not received sufficient attention. Through a family-centered approach and interpersonal theory, healthcare professionals can take greater account of the young relatives' needs for support and information. Purpose: To investigate children and adolescents' experiences of living with a sibling with pediatric cancer. Method: A literature review with an inductive approach was used to compile evidence-based knowledge on the subject. An integrated analysis was conducted of eleven included studies retrieved from CINAHL and PubMed. Results: After the compilation, five themes were identified: emotional reactions, impact on psychological development, changed family dynamics, changes in schooling and social conditions, and coping with the new life situation. Conclusion: When a family member is diagnosed with cancer, the entire family is affected. Siblings therefore need to be included in the situation to facilitate coping with the emotions and changes that arise in connection with the diagnosis. Even though siblings' experiences of cancer have been well researched, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding how healthcare professionals should best meet siblings when a child in the family is seriously ill. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Bakgrund: Barn och ungdomars ålder påverkar hur de förstår och hanterar sitt syskons cancersjukdom. Tidigare forskning har visat att syskon till cancersjuka barn löper större risk att utveckla svårigheter, men deras egna erfarenheter har ofta inte fått tillräcklig uppmärksamhet. Genom ett familjecentrerat bemötande och den mellanmänskliga teorin kan vårdpersonal ta större hänsyn till de unga anhörigas behov av stöd och information. Syfte: Att undersöka barn och ungdomars erfarenheter av att leva med ett syskon med pediatrisk cancer. Metod: En litteraturöversikt med induktiv ansats användes för att sammanställa evidensbaserad kunskap om ämnet. En integrerad analys gjordes av elva inkluderade studier hämtade från CINAHL och PubMed. Resultat:... (More)
- Bakgrund: Barn och ungdomars ålder påverkar hur de förstår och hanterar sitt syskons cancersjukdom. Tidigare forskning har visat att syskon till cancersjuka barn löper större risk att utveckla svårigheter, men deras egna erfarenheter har ofta inte fått tillräcklig uppmärksamhet. Genom ett familjecentrerat bemötande och den mellanmänskliga teorin kan vårdpersonal ta större hänsyn till de unga anhörigas behov av stöd och information. Syfte: Att undersöka barn och ungdomars erfarenheter av att leva med ett syskon med pediatrisk cancer. Metod: En litteraturöversikt med induktiv ansats användes för att sammanställa evidensbaserad kunskap om ämnet. En integrerad analys gjordes av elva inkluderade studier hämtade från CINAHL och PubMed. Resultat: Efter sammanställningen identifierades fem teman: emotionella reaktioner, påverkan på den psykologiska utvecklingen, förändrad familjedynamik, förändringar i skolgång och sociala förutsättningar samt hantering av den nya livssituationen. Slutsats: När en familjemedlem får cancer drabbas hela familjen. Syskon behöver därmed bli inkluderade i situationen för att underlätta hantering av de känslor och förändringar som uppkommer i samband med diagnosen. Trots att syskons upplevelse av cancersjukdomen är väl undersökt finns fortfarande bristande kunskap gällande hur vårdpersonal på bästa sätt ska möta syskonet då ett barn i familjen är allvarligt sjuk. (Less)
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- author
- Olthoff, Aleksandra LU and Grünfeld, Lovisa LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Children and adolescents’ experiences of having a sibling with cancer - A life on new terms
- course
- SJSK70 20242
- year
- 2025
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Syskon, Erfarenheter, Barncancer, Familjedynamik, Emotionella reaktioner
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9183030
- date added to LUP
- 2025-02-13 14:46:36
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- 2025-02-13 14:46:36
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abstract = {{Background: The age of children and adolescents affects how they understand and cope with their sibling's cancer. Previous research has shown that siblings of children with cancer are at greater risk of developing difficulties, but their own experiences have often not received sufficient attention. Through a family-centered approach and interpersonal theory, healthcare professionals can take greater account of the young relatives' needs for support and information. Purpose: To investigate children and adolescents' experiences of living with a sibling with pediatric cancer. Method: A literature review with an inductive approach was used to compile evidence-based knowledge on the subject. An integrated analysis was conducted of eleven included studies retrieved from CINAHL and PubMed. Results: After the compilation, five themes were identified: emotional reactions, impact on psychological development, changed family dynamics, changes in schooling and social conditions, and coping with the new life situation. Conclusion: When a family member is diagnosed with cancer, the entire family is affected. Siblings therefore need to be included in the situation to facilitate coping with the emotions and changes that arise in connection with the diagnosis. Even though siblings' experiences of cancer have been well researched, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding how healthcare professionals should best meet siblings when a child in the family is seriously ill.}},
author = {{Olthoff, Aleksandra and Grünfeld, Lovisa}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Barn och ungdomars erfarenheter av att ha ett syskon med cancer - Ett liv på nya villkor}},
year = {{2025}},
}