Open AccessBehavioral impact of sickle cell disease in young children with repeated hospitalization
Author(s) -
Mohamed H. Bakri,
Eman Ahmed Ismail,
Ghada O. Elsedfy,
Mostafa Amr,
Ahmed N. Ibrahim
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.140867
Subject(s) - medicine , cbcl , anxiety , child behavior checklist , pediatrics , depression (economics) , disease , checklist , repeated measures design , psychiatry , psychology , economics , cognitive psychology , macroeconomics , statistics , mathematics
Sickle cell disease (SCD) in children with a history of repeated hospitalization is distressing for children as well as their parents leading to anxiety and has negative effects on the psychological state of children and their families.