Evaluation of a Camp Program for Siblings of Children With Cancer

A two-session psychological intervention for siblings of pediatric cancer patients: a randomized controlled pilot trial

“…Although one needs to be cautious not to overinterpret the findings of our pilot trial, this might indicate an effect of our intervention on medical knowledge. This beneficial finding is in line with previous intervention studies [30,35]. Although this study did not examine the effects of better medical knowledge, other researchers found that enhanced knowledge had a positive impact on siblings' adjustment and social competences [29,31].…”

Outcomes associated with participation in a therapeutic recreation camping programme for children from 15 European countries: Data from the ‘Barretstown Studies’

“…The discrepancy in these research findings may reflect differences in the format and nature of the camping programmes being reviewed in the different studies. In contrast, the positive change in siblings' perceptions of the impact of their brother/sister's illness does accord with a previous study (Sahler & Carpenter, 1989). This suggests that in terms of quality of life, the Barretstown programme is more beneficial for siblings, rather than patients.…”

Validation of the Sibling Perception Questionnaire in healthy siblings of children with chronic illnesses

“…Model 1 was consistent with procedures for specifying a four-factor model as originally proposed by Sahler and Carpenter (1989) with an Interpersonal factor having nine indications, an Intrapersonal factor having seven indicators, a Communication factor having four indicators, and a Fear of Disease factor having three indicators. The model fit was not acceptable (CFI = 0.60, RMSEA = 0.11, TLI = 0.55, SRMR = 0.14).…”

“…The purpose of the current study was to assess the psychometric properties of the SPQ in well-children who have a sibling with a chronic illness. The SPQ has been frequently used with this population since its development by Carpenter and Sahler in 1989. The present study largely demonstrated adequate convergent validity and discriminant validity of the SPQ.…”