title: Hip Dysfunction and Quality of Life in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the influence of hip dysfunction on quality of life of pediatric patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical demographic, Charnley hip score, Barthel scale and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL 4.0) questionnaires were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventeen patients were placed into the group "with hip dysfunction," and 54 into the group "without hip dysfunction." The group "with hip dysfunction" had a higher average age (P = .026), weight (P = .029), and height (P = .019) than the group "without hip dysfunction." There was also a higher prevalence of hip trauma (P = .05) and pain (P = .00). The study demonstrated that hip dysfunction negatively influenced quality of life in the physical activity (P = .11) and psychosocial (P = .003) domains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hip dysfunction and previous hip trauma negatively influenced quality of life, especially in the physical activity and psychosocial domains.
authors.affiliation: Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristiane Dias
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Malheiros
authors.affiliation: Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luanne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lisle
authors.affiliation: Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marilda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castelar
authors.affiliation: Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil.
authors.forename: Katia Nunes
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Sá
authors.affiliation: Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Brazil malmeidamatos@ig.com.br.
authors.forename: Marcos Almeida
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Matos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: hip; quality of life; sickle cell anemia