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Factors Influencing Independence in Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease
Author(s) -
Newland Jamesetta A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2008.00149.x
Subject(s) - independence (probability theory) , disease , population , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , gerontology , environmental health , pathology , statistics , mathematics
PROBLEM: Factors that predict successful transition from pediatric to adult care for adolescents with sickle cell disease are not fully understood, making transfer decisions difficult.METHODS: Seventy‐four adolescents (14–21 years) participated in this descriptive correlational study to investigate the relationships of age, gender, knowledge about sickle cell disease, disease severity, and family relationships to independence.FINDINGS: Knowledge, severity, and family relationships explained only 25% of the variance for independence in the final model; family relationships were inversely correlated.CONCLUSIONS: Factors exerting stronger influences on independence remain unknown. Cultural factors may be important among this predominantly African American population.