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Rosa M Roche1, Dorothy Brooten2, JoAnne M Youngblut2
1Cystic Fibrosis/Asthma Center Coordinator, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA; Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Florida International University Miami, Florida, USA.
International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices
|September 30, 2016
Summary
Parents often overestimate their child's health after a sibling's death. Open communication with children is crucial, as their perceptions of health may differ significantly from parental views, influenced by factors like depression and anxiety.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Health
- Bereavement Studies
- Child Psychology
Background:
- Understanding children's health post-sibling death is vital for clinical care.
- Factors influencing children's health perceptions require investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- Compare children's and parents' perceptions of child health after sibling death.
- Examine the influence of child's age, gender, race/ethnicity, anxiety, depression, and sibling's cause of death on these perceptions at 2 and 4 months post-loss.
Main Methods:
- 64 children and 48 parents rated child health at 2 and 4 months post-sibling death.
- Children completed anxiety and depression inventories.
- Sibling's cause of death was recorded.
Main Results:
- Parents (mothers 45-54%, fathers 53-84%) rated children's health higher than children did at 2 and 4 months.
- Lower child health ratings correlated with child depression and child anxiety (for fathers).
- Mothers' perceptions were influenced by the sibling's chronic condition as cause of death.
Conclusions:
- Children's post-sibling death health perceptions may not be apparent to parents.
- Direct communication with children is essential as parental perceptions can differ.
- Child depression, child anxiety, and cause of sibling death significantly influence health perceptions.
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