Comorbidity, Pain, Utilization, and Psychosocial Outcomes in Older versus Younger Sickle Cell Adults: The PiSCES Project

• Published in: BioMed research international Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Bovbjerg, Viktor E., Roberts, John D., Aisiku, Imoigele P., Levenson, James L., Smith, Wally R., McClish, Donna K., Roseff, Susan D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Adults; Age Factors; Age groups; Analysis; Anemia, Sickle Cell - epidemiology; Anemia, Sickle Cell - physiopathology; Anemia, Sickle Cell - psychology; Care and treatment; Comorbidity; Diaries; Emergency medical care; Family medical history; Female; Humans; Internal medicine; Laboratories; Male; Medical care; Medical screening; Middle Aged; Older people; Outcome and process assessment (Health Care); Pain; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Patients; Pediatrics; Physicians; Pisces; Psychological aspects; Quality of life; Sickle cell anemia; Sickle cell disease; Social aspects; Utilization; Young Adult

Background. Patients with SCD now usually live well into adulthood. Whereas transitions into adulthood are now often studied, little is published about aging beyond the transition period. We therefore studied age-associated SCD differences in utilization, pain, and psychosocial variables. Methods. S...