title: Children's perceptions of psychosocial factors related to sickle cell disease.
abstract: Few studies have examined psychosocial issues from the perspective of children who have sickle cell disease. In the present study psychosocial issues of self-esteem, social and family relationships, anxiety, depression, anger, denial, and knowledge were examined using a researcher-developed survey and 12 children with sickle cell disease as informants.
authors.affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Gentry
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Varlik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dancer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D004644:Emotions; D006304:Health Status; D006450:Hemoglobin SC Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment