Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic condition that affects approximately 100,000 people in
the United States and millions more globally. Individuals with SCD endure the psychological …

Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic disease associated with high degrees of
morbidity and increased mortality. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among adults with …

In several types of chronic pain, catastrophizing has been related to higher pain intensity,
and health care utilization but it has not been explored extensively in sickle cell disease …

People with sickle cell disease (SCD) are living longer, but their lives are impacted even
more by the unpredictable intermittent or constant pain that is often poorly managed over a …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a family of inherited blood disorders of variable severity which
have in common haemolytic anaemia, recurrent painful crises, end‐organ failure and the …

Abstract Sickle Cell Disorder is a global health problem with psychosocial implications.
Nigeria has the largest population of people with sickle cell disorder, with about 150,000 …

Sickle Cell Pain is a panoramic, in-depth exploration of every scientific, human, and social
dimension of this cruel disease. This comprehensive, definitive work is unique in that it is the …

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin structure that has no
established cure in adult patients. Cure has been achieved in selected children with sickle …

The phenotypic expression of sickle cell anaemia varies greatly among patients and
longitudinally in the same patient. It influences all aspects of the life of affected individuals …

Sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetically-determined pathology due to an amino acid
substitution (ie, valine for glutamic acid) on the beta-chain of hemoglobin, is characterized …