Children's perceptions of psychosocial factors related to sickle cell disease.
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.
Gentry
B F
BF
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
Varlik
L
L
Dancer
J
J
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