@article{ajnr2020837,
author={{Sayed-Ahmed, Enas Nagah Mousa and KafL, Rehab Hassan and Abou-Abdou, Somaya Elsayed},
title={Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms among Siblings of Terminally Ill ?Children},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={8},
number={3},
pages={372--378},
year={2020},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/8/3/7},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Background:</b> The sibling relationship is usually the first, most intense, and longest peer relation that an ?individual will ever have. Therefore, having a brother/sister with terminal illness poses a risk to the siblings' ?mental health because of the stress they are under and insufficient support from others. <b>Aim:</b> This study aimed ?to assess post-traumatic stress symptomatology among siblings of terminally ill children in Ismailia city. <b>Design:</b> ?descriptive design was adopted for this study. <b>Sample:</b> purposeful sample of eighty one siblings of children with ?terminal illness. <b>Tool of data collection:</b> the data was gathered through structured interview ?where the tool was divided into two parts: the first part includes: demographic characteristics of the studied ?subjects and the second part includes: The Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS). <b>Results:</b> All siblings of children ?with terminal illness in this study have met criteria of post-traumatic stress symptomatology (PTSS) with nearly ?half of them had severe symptoms. <b>Conclusion:</b> siblings of children with terminal illness are at substantial risk ?for PTSS. <b>Recommendation:</b> Create supporting groups for siblings as an ongoing service where siblings of ?children with terminal illness have an opportunity to meet with others in a similar situation and share their ?experiences and feelings.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-8-3-7}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}