The impact of cancer on healthy siblings

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective is to identify the variables that influence the impact of cancer on healthy siblings. Method: This is a quantitative, descriptive and correlational study with 83 families of children with cancer. We used the “Questionnaire to Assess the Impact of the Children's Cancer on the Family”, “Social Support Satisfaction Scale”, “Graffar Scale” and “Apgar Scale”. Results: The results show a relation between social support (X²=5.031, gl=1, p=0.025), expenses (t=-2.009, gl=81, p=0.048), disease impact on family structure (t=-3.210, gl=81, p=0.002) and the impact of the disease on healthy siblings. Conclusion: Social support plays an important role in these families, especially in the impact of the disease on healthy siblings. Nurses should identify the support systems that families have available, as well as their family functionality and the implications for healthy siblings.

摘要
研究目的：本研究旨在明确影响癌症对健康同胞影响程度的相关变量。
研究方法：本研究为定量描述性相关研究，共纳入83个患癌儿童所在的家庭。研究采用《儿童癌症对家庭影响评估问卷（Questionnaire to Assess the Impact of the Children's Cancer on the Family）》、《社会支持满意度量表（Social Support Satisfaction Scale）》、《格拉弗量表（Graffar Scale）》以及《阿普加量表（Apgar Scale）》作为研究工具。
研究结果：结果显示，社会支持（χ²=5.031，自由度=1，p=0.025）、家庭开支（t=-2.009，自由度=81，p=0.048）、疾病对家庭结构的影响（t=-3.210，自由度=81，p=0.002）与疾病对健康同胞的影响程度存在显著相关性。
研究结论：社会支持在这类家庭中发挥着重要作用，尤其在疾病对健康同胞的影响层面。护理人员应识别家庭可获取的支持系统，同时评估其家庭功能及对健康同胞的相关影响。