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Sibling Relationships of Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease

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  • Youngji Moon

    (College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Jo Won Jung

    (Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea)

  • Sunhee Lee

    (College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 03722, Korea)

Abstract

Adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD) continuously need family support because of their repeated follow ups, treatments, and complications. However, sibling relationships have not been well studied among adolescents with CHD. The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationships between adolescents with CHD and their siblings, and to examine these relationships according to birth order and age. Adolescents aged from 13 to 21 years who had been diagnosed with CHD and had siblings were included as participants. The Sibling Relationship Questionnaire (SRQ) was used. The SRQ consists of four factors: warmth/closeness, conflict, relative power/status, and rivalry. A univariate general linear model was conducted to identify the sibling relationship factors according to birth order and sibling ages. The score for relative power/status of participants who were the eldest sibling was higher than that of younger siblings. The score for rivalry increased as sibling age increased. Therefore, healthcare providers need to investigate sibling relationships and to explain the importance of self-identity and power balance between adolescents with CHD and their siblings to parents.

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  • Youngji Moon & Jo Won Jung & Sunhee Lee, 2021. "Sibling Relationships of Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-9, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:5:p:2698-:d:512484
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