Author(s): Alberts NM; Gilbert A; Kang G; Okhomina VI; Flynn JS; Hodges J; Hankins JS; Klosky JL;

Pain is a primary symptom of sickle cell disease (SCD) and is often severe and chronic. To treat SCD-related pain, proper assessment of SCD pain among youth, including the degree of concordance or agreement between youth and caregiver reports of pain, is es ...

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Author(s): Keenan ME, Loew M, Berlin KS, Hodges J, Alberts NM, Hankins JS, Porter JS

OBJECTIVE: Determining how the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is impacted by living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) can inform psychosocial interventions. The purpose of the present study is to determine if demographic and treatment variables predict ...

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Author(s): Alberts NM, Kang G, Li C, Richardson PA, Hodges J, Hankins JS, Klosky JL

OBJECTIVES: Pain is prevalent among youth with sickle cell disease (SCD). However, previous research has been limited by small sample sizes, and lacked examinations of developmental differences in pain - which are critical to minimizing the development of c ...

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