scholarly journals The relationship between genotype, psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in adult patients with sickle cell disease in São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional study

2015 ◽  
Vol 133 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Érika Bergamini Mastandréa ◽  
Fátima Lucchesi ◽  
Marcela Mayumi Gomes Kitayama ◽  
Maria Stella Figueiredo ◽  
Vanessa de Albuquerque Citero
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Role Physical ◽  
The Relationship

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) may be worsened in sickle cell patients due to the presence of psychiatric disorders. The aims of this study were to describe the psychiatric symptoms in Brazilian sickle cell patients and to evaluate the relationship of these symptoms to the genotype of the disease and the subject's HRQoL. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study conducted at the hematology outpatient clinic, Hospital São Paulo. METHODS: Adult patients with sickle cell disease completed the Medical Outcome Study - Short Form 36 and the Patients' Health Questionnaire. Clinical data were gathered from their medical files. Linear regression models were developed to study the dependency of HRQoL domains on the genotype controlling for psychiatric symptoms. RESULTS: In the study period, 110 patients were evaluated. The most frequent psychiatric symptom was depression (30%), followed by anxiety (12.7%) and alcohol abuse (9.1%). Patients with the more severe genotype (SS and Sβthal0) showed lower scores for the "general health" and "role-physical" HRQoL domains, without interference from psychiatric symptoms. In the "role-physical" domain, the more severe genotype operated as a protective factor for HRQoL (β = 0.255; P = 0.007). CONCLUSION: The more severe genotypes worsened HRQoL in two domains of physical health (general health and role-physical), but they did not have any influence on mental health, thus suggesting that physicians should be more attentive to aspects of HRQoL relating to the functionality of sickle cell disease patients, so as to be aware of the limitations that these patient live with.

scholarly journals Quality of life among caregivers of sickle cell disease patients: a cross sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Badr M. Madani ◽  
Rajaa Al Raddadi ◽  
Soad Al Jaouni ◽  
Mohab Omer ◽  
Marie-Isabelle Al Awa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Sexual Maturity in Adolescents Suffering from Sickle Cell Disease: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay Shah ◽  
Akash Patel ◽  
Praful Bambharoliya ◽  
Jigisha Patadia
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Sexual Maturity ◽  
Tanner Stage ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Reproductive Capacity ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is an inherited chronic haemolytic anaemia. The diseased person suffers from various complications such as anaemia, frequent infection, fever, hand-foot syndrome, stroke, etc. Puberty changes includes the appearance of the secondary sexual characteristics, increase in height, change in body composition and development of reproductive capacity. Aim: To study the sexual maturity and effect of multiple blood transfusions in adolescents suffering from SCD. Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted on 35 adolescents of age group 11 to 15 years, suffering from SCD. Study was conducted over a period of six months from March 2018 to September 2018 at Department of Paediatrics. SCD was diagnosed by Haemoglobin (Hb) electrophoresis. Weight and height were measured of all the participants. For assessing the sexual maturity, Tanners staging was used. Unpaired t-test was done for data analysis. Results: The mean age of the patients was 13.03±1.7 years. There were 25 males and 10 females. The mean age of male patients between Tanner stage 2(14.63±0.52 years) and Tanner stage 3 (14.75±0.5 years) was significantly higher than the Indian data for males (11.3 and 12.8 years, respectively). The mean age of female patients between Tanner stages 2 (13.5±2.12 years) and Tanner stage 3 (14.33±1.16 years) was higher than the Indian reference data for girls (10.2 and 11.6 years respectively). Conclusion: This study concluded that adolescents with SCD were significantly shorter in height and weight than the standard reference population. Sexual maturity is delayed in adolescents with sickle cell anaemia.

scholarly journals Asymmetric Dimethyl Arginine Level in Children with Sickle Cell Disease: A Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
Seham Fathy Khedr ◽  
Mohamed Hosny El Bradaey ◽  
Hala Mohamed Nagy ◽  
Mohamed Ramadan El-Shanshory ◽  
Eslam Elhawary
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Sickle Cell Anemia ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Adma Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Asymmetric Dimethyl Arginine ◽  
Dimethyl Arginine

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) consists of a group of hemoglobinopathies in which individuals inherit hemoglobin variants derived from single point mutations. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) contributes to limiting Nitric Oxide (NO)  bioavailability in SCD. The aim of the present study was to assess the level of the Asymmetric Dimethyl Arginine in children with sickle cell. Methods: This cohort cross-sectional study was carried out on 60 children which were divided in to 3 equal groups. Group I: SCD children with sickle retinopathy. Group II: SCD children without retinopathy. Group III: healthy control children who were selected from the outpatient clinic. Results: There was a significant increase in ADMA level among participants withSCD. There was a positive significant correlation between ADMA  level and family history as well as the  incidence of hepatomegaly. There was no significant correlation between ADMA level and demographic and laboratory parameters except LDH. Conclusions: The level of ADMA is elevated in children with sickle cell anemia. High plasma ADMA level is a risk for hepatomegaly in children with sickle cell anemia.

scholarly journals A cross sectional study of growth of children with sickle cell disease, aged 2 to 5 years in Yaoundé, Cameroon

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Sap Ngo Um ◽  
Judith Seungue ◽  
Anastasie Yanda Alima ◽  
Ritha Mbono ◽  
Hubert Mbassi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional

Perceptions about Sickle Cell Disease among Adults in Al Baha Region : A Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman A. M. Alghamdi ◽  
Ali M. A. Alamri ◽  
Abdulrahman H. A. Alghamdi
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional

Osteonecrosis in sickle cell disease patients from Bahia, Brazil: a cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 1527-1534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gildasio Daltro ◽  
Bruno Adelmo Franco ◽  
Thiago Batista Faleiro ◽  
Davi Araujo Veiga Rosário ◽  
Paula Braga Daltro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sickle Cell Disease ◽  
Sickle Cell ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cell Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional
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