... that sicklecell trait increases the incidence of these problems Lesi (1982) identified some types of sicklecell crises as hemolytic crisis, aplastic crisis and vasoocclusive crisis and factors ... participants as par prevention of sicklecelldisease and attitude towards their children with sicklecelldisease Table 4: Participants’ knowledge about causes of sicklecelldisease and attitudes towards ... attitudes towards their children with sicklecelldisease but where these parents have sound and scientific knowledge of causes, impacts and prevention of sicklecell disease, it is sure that this scientific...
... K., Stallings, V A., & Zemel, B S (2004) Low vitamin D status in children with sicklecelldisease Journal of Pediatrics, 145, 622-627 Center for Disease Control (2010) SickleCell Disease: Data ... A status, hospitalizations, and other outcomes in young children with sicklecelldisease Journal of Pediatrics, 145, 99-106 Silva, C M., & Viana, M B (2002) Growth deficits in children with sickle ... nutritional status, and disease severity on longitudinal patterns of growth failure in children with sicklecelldisease Pediatric Research, 61(5, Pt 1), 607-613 Bio Erin L Bennett, RN, MSN, is a registered...
... definition of SCD: homozygous sicklecell (SS) disease, sickle haemoglobin C (SC) disease, sicklecell bz thalassaemia (S bz thalassaemia) and sicklecell b0 thalassaemia (S b0 thalassaemia).7 The ... sicklecell anaemia’ is used synonymously only for homozygous SS disease, and the majority of studies reviewed relate to this genotype Results Nutritional status and disease severity Methods A literature ... became apparent after years of age Children with Hb SS and S b0 thalassaemia were consistently smaller and less sexually mature than those with SC disease and S bz thalassaemia Sexual maturation followed...
... children with sicklecell disease, we collected data on the disease status of the children with sicklecelldiseaseDisease status was classified a priori as mild or severe disease regardless ... worry scales than children with mild sicklecelldisease and children without sicklecelldisease In our subset analysis (Figure 1) we analyzed the following groups for differences in scores: 1) sickle ... without sicklecelldisease In addition, we also compared parents of children with sicklecelldisease to parents of children without sicklecelldisease and without other co-morbidities to ensure...
... low socio-economic status (SES) on HRQoL Subsequent studies that did specifically address the role of low SES yielded conflicting results, which can be ascribed to isolated concepts of SES that ... the questionnaire required 20 minutes Statistical analysis The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS version 16.0) was used to manage and analyze the data First, missing values were ... current study design did not allow us to investigate if there is an interaction effect of SES and sicklecelldisease on HRQoL Further limitations concerned the instrument we used to assess HRQoL...
... sicklecelldisease had increased hospital admissions for pain crises and acute chest episodes compared with patients with only sicklecelldisease [9] Our results are unique because we assessed ... (Table 2) Admissions for vaso-occlusive pain crisis and exchange transfusions were not statistically significant between groups Patients with reactive airway disease and sicklecelldisease have a ... there is paucity of research investigating patients with concomitant asthma and sicklecelldisease Table 2: Results in children with sicklecelldisease with and without asthma Patients with Sickle...
... 2000;(4 Suppl) :S1 -46], is used throughout this book: Genotype Full Name Abbreviation ssSicklecell disease- SS SCD-SS s / βc Sicklecell disease- SC SCD-SC s / / βo thalassemia s / β+ thalassemia ... thalassemia SCD -S βo thal Sicklecelldisease -S β+ thalassemia SCD -S β+ thal Sicklecelldisease -S βo DIAGNOSIS AND COUNSELING W ORLD W IDE W EB R ESOURCES SICKLECELL AND GENETIC WEB SITES Sickle ... in children and adolescents with sicklecelldisease Pediatrics 1989;84:500-8 SickleCellDisease Guideline Panel SickleCell Disease: Screening, Diagnosis, Management, Counseling in Newborns...
... 43 Results from Randomized Trials in SickleCellDisease 46 Results from Observational Studies in SickleCellDisease Including Case Reports 47 Results from Studies in Other Diseases ... patient-years) Stroke is another serious consequence of sicklecelldisease and is seen more often in children than adults In the CSSCD, the prevalence of stroke was percent in those with Hb SS disease, ... of its use in patients with sicklecelldisease and other diseases, and to discuss barriers to the use of hydroxyurea and other medications in the treatment of sicklecelldisease The results of...
... assessments These assessments should be initiated at years of age, when a child starts school Neuropsychological rehabilitation should be considered following any assessments, and patients should ... patients with sicklecell disease: Conceptual and methodological consideration In Psychosocial Aspects of SickleCell Disease: Past, Present, Future Directions of Research (ed by K.B Nash ), Haworth ... short form 36 (SF-36) health survey in adults with sicklecelldisease and comparison groups – low scores indicate poor quality of life Significant differences were found between sicklecell disease...
... females The mean age was 31.3 years ± 9.6 years with a range from 18–70 years The commonest genotypes were 68% SS (Homozygous S Disease) disease and 21.5% SC (Heterozygous S- C Disease) Most were 'single' ... Sicklecelldisease pain: relation of coping strategies to adjustment J Consult Clin Psychol 1989, 57(6):725-731 Hasan SP, Hashmi S, Alhassen M, Lawson W, Castro O: Depression in sicklecelldisease ... not have stronger correlations with the SF-36 and QOLS suggests that while it does share some overlap with these existing measures, it assesses a unique aspect of quality of life not assessed by...
... well-established and assesses sociodemographic and psychological risk based on social and familial risk factors The scored measure, for this study, yielded a risk index based on presence of six specific ... adolescents with sicklecelldisease Curr Psychiatry Rep 2007, 9(2):114-121 Barakat LP, Patterson CA, Tarazi RA, Ely E: Disease- related parenting stress in two sicklecelldisease caregiver samples: ... the items reflect disease management activities that may be sensitive to episodes of pain in contrast to severity of pain Thus, as these results suggest, caregiver ability to manage disease complications...
... relationship between infectious presentations such as osteomyelitis and septic arthritis with less than 10 year olds, as well as between non-infectious presentations such as AVN and skin ulcers with ... presenting in the late stage Multiple presentations are seen in all groups and this calls for a detailed assessment of SCA patients by health care professionals in order to avoid cases of missed ... Authors’ information RAB: MBBS, FMCS Lecturer/Consultant SOG: MBBS, FMCS, FWACS, FICS Senior lecturer/Consultant DCO: MBBS, FMCS, FWACS, FICS Senior lecturer/Consultant TOA: MBBS, FRCS, FWACS Lecurer/Consultant...
... females The mean age was 31.3 years ± 9.6 years with a range from 18–70 years The commonest genotypes were 68% SS (Homozygous S Disease) disease and 21.5% SC (Heterozygous S- C Disease) Most were 'single' ... Sicklecelldisease pain: relation of coping strategies to adjustment J Consult Clin Psychol 1989, 57(6):725-731 Hasan SP, Hashmi S, Alhassen M, Lawson W, Castro O: Depression in sicklecelldisease ... not have stronger correlations with the SF-36 and QOLS suggests that while it does share some overlap with these existing measures, it assesses a unique aspect of quality of life not assessed by...
... change disease; PSGN: poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis; RF: rheumatoid factor; SCA: sicklecell anemia; SCD: sicklecell disease; SCN: sicklecell nephropathy; VDRL: Venereal Disease Research ... patients with SCD-SS of SCN FSGS is a disease with diverse histological patterns and etiologic associations, occurring in two types: primary or idiopathic and secondary forms Variants of primary FSGS ... eventually progressed into end-stage renal disease (ESRD), requiring hemodialysis We followed the patient for one year, but she was lost to follow-up Discussion Sicklecell nephropathy (SCN) is an important...
... of this disease in other countries as well SCD causes progressive damage to multiple organs Although the concept of classical SCD triggers is less important today, the effect of the disease on ... factors modulate the onset and course of the disease and influence its pathophysiology Nevertheless, there is a consensus that imbalances in homoeostasis can cause critical exacerbation of SCD ... blood transfusion compared with simple transfusion for first overt stroke is associated with a lower risk of subsequent stroke: a retrospective cohort study of 137 children with sicklecell anemia...
... homozygous sicklecell (SS) disease, 178 with sickle cell- haemoglobin C (SC) disease, 33 with sickle cell- beta + thalassaemia (S beta+ thal) and 14 with sickle cellbeta0 thalassaemias (S beta0 ... Hasan SP, Hashmi S, Alhassen M, Lawson W, Castro O: Depression in sicklecelldisease J Natl Med Assoc 2003, 95:533-537 Molock SD, Belgrave FZ: Depression and anxiety in patients with sicklecell ... depression (22%) in this study sample This is despite the fact that those with SC disease were more likely to be employed, and had less severe disease as evidenced by less frequent visits to...
... patients with homozygous sicklecelldisease Eur J Clin Nutr 1989, 43:609-614 63 Houston PE, Rana S, Sekhsaria S, Perlin E, Kim KS, Castro OL: Homocysteine in sicklecell disease: relationship to stroke ... increased risk for cerebrovascular disease in SCD patients [63], suggesting an increased propensity toward vascular disease Additionally, serum levels of key cofactors in homocysteine metabolism ... antioxidant defense mechanisms in SCD, how this relates to the pathophysiology of ACS has not been elucidated One mechanism responsible for vasoocclusion is the adhesion of sickle RBCs to the vascular...
... Caribbean [1] It is a hereditary and chronic medical condition that encompasses sicklecell anemia (SCA) (Hb SS), sicklecell hemoglobin C disease (Hb SC) and sicklecell B thalassaemia (SB Thal.) and ... Organic psychosis complicating brain tissue silent-infarcts Brain tissue silent infarcts are not uncommon among SCD patients [10] Statius van Eps et al [11] reported transient psychosis in association ... be discussed in light of the three possible dimensions: Two completely independent disease conditions coexisting It is possible that the psychotic symptoms and SCD in this patient co-existed completely...
... best judgements Your teen should know the name of his condition (i.e., sicklecell anemia or SS disease, sickle C disease or SC disease, sickle beta thalassemia disease or S beta thal disease, ... GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS Key Guidelines for Parents See Appendices A and B for answers to the questions “What is SickleCell Disease? ” and “What Causes SickleCell Disease? ” Prevent Problems Build Self-Esteem ... Adult Support Groups K Sample Pain Management Agreement L CaliforniaChildrensServices (CCS): ApprovedSickleCellDiseaseCenters M Chances of Having a Baby with SickleCellDisease N Diagrams...