Disease Knowledge, Illness Perceptions, and Quality of Life in Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease: Is There a Link?

• Autores principales: Monika Rani Asnani DM, PhD (Autor), Antoinette Barton-Gooden RN, MSc (Autor), Marlyn Grindley RN, MPH (Autor), Jennifer Knight-Madden MBBS, PhD (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: SAGE Publishing, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Disease knowledge, illness perceptions, and quality of life (QOL) were examined in 150 adolescents (mean age = 16.1 years, SD = 1.9; 49.3% males) with sickle cell disease (SCD). Females had higher knowledge ( P = .004), lower QOL ( P = .02), and perceived their illness to be more unpredictable ( P =...