Siblings of disabled or chronically ill children are often hidden family members and their needs for support might not be met. Current research however is limited in its understanding siblings' lived experiences. This study uses semi-structured interviews to explore the experiences 16 individuals (referred as siblings) who grew up with a brother sister. Participants reflected on childhood adole...

background: multiple sclerosis (ms) is an autoimmune,  neuro- inflammatory disease  of  central nervous system affecting physical, emotional, and cognitive aspects of patients. association of vitamin d deficiency and ms has been shown in previous studies. the aim of this study was to evaluate serum vitamin d level in ms cases and their sex-matched healthy siblings (who are genetically near simi...

the most important factor in donor-recipient matching for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is their hla typing. for many patients, we can not find a full-matched donor. in high risk patients, one locus  mismatched related donors are suitable alternatives. (1, 2) since the matching of patients and their siblings usually is based on low resolution hla typing, the matching of one locus mism...

Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder have a unique motor profile, characterized by, for example, unusual posture or compulsive use of the body. However, not much is known about specific characteristics their physical language, such as movement direction, self-touch pattern, etc., and even less these regard to typically developing siblings. In this first its kind study, we attempted ...

The current study aims to identify the impact of psychological stress among siblings autistic children on their academic achievement, as well identifying differences in level achievement according variables normal brother: gender, age, educational level, and siblings: gender age Jeddah. quantitative approach was followed, depending questionnaire. results revealed that were moderate. also showed...

Background: The relationship between becoming a smoker and having smoker parents, siblings, and relatives is still uncovered in India. The influences of a smoking role model in a family on smoking habits of individuals are yet to be revealed. This study aimed to understand the relationship of smoking abuse of a person with smoking of their family members. Methods: This community-based cross-sec...