Stawski M, Auerbach J G, Barasch M, Lerner Y, Zimin R
Aberbanel Hospital, Bat Yam, Israel.
Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1997 Mar;6(1):20-5. doi: 10.1007/BF00573636.
Children suffering from chronic physical illness are considered to be at increased risk for behavioural problems. There is also evidence that their siblings are at risk for behavioural problems. This study investigated parent-reported behavioural problems in chronically ill children and their siblings. There were significant positive correlations between the behaviour problem scores of the ill children and the scores of their siblings. Siblings older than the ill child had significantly higher behaviour problems scores of an internalizing nature than did the younger siblings. Sibling behaviour problem scores were similar to those of a comparison group of normal children and significantly different from those of a comparison group of psychiatrically referred children. Siblings of chronically ill children showed no greater likelihood of receiving scores in the clinical range of behaviour problems than children in the general population. Implications of the findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.
患有慢性身体疾病的儿童被认为出现行为问题的风险增加。也有证据表明他们的兄弟姐妹也有行为问题的风险。本研究调查了家长报告的慢性病患儿及其兄弟姐妹的行为问题。患病儿童的行为问题得分与其兄弟姐妹的得分之间存在显著的正相关。比患病儿童年长的兄弟姐妹在内化性质的行为问题得分上显著高于年幼的兄弟姐妹。兄弟姐妹的行为问题得分与正常儿童对照组相似，与精神科转诊儿童对照组有显著差异。慢性病患儿的兄弟姐妹在行为问题临床范围内得分的可能性并不比一般人群中的儿童更高。本文讨论了研究结果的意义以及对未来研究的建议。
