Open AccessPsychosocial Burden of Childhood Sickle Cell Disease on Caregivers in Kenya
Author(s) -
Bethany Grace Kuerten,
Samuel Brotkin,
Melanie J. Bonner,
David Ayuku,
Festus Njuguna,
Steve M. Taylor,
Eve S. Puffer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pediatric psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1465-735X
pISSN - 0146-8693
DOI - 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa021
Subject(s) - psychosocial , burden of disease , medicine , disease , psychiatry , caregiver burden , disease burden , gerontology , psychology , clinical psychology , dementia , pathology
To characterize the types and magnitude of psychosocial burden present in caregivers who have a child with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Kenya and to identify predictors of caregiver psychosocial burden, including disease severity and financial hardship.