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| author | Kadeem Zandre Gayle |
| title | Perceptions of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Regarding Treatments Amid Vaso-Occlusive Crisis |
| abstract |
Patients with sickle cell disease experience painful crises that require them to seek treatment by health-care professionals. Data sets were collected through
various research studies concerning sickle cell patients and their experience with health care professionals. Sickle cell patients are often treated with
narcotic analgesics to manage their pain symptoms. Findings include that pain is the most common symptom among sickle cell patients, and patients view their
themselves as difficult. The results of this research did not provide evidence that sickle cell patients experience negative treatment from healthcare providers
when seeking treatment. It is recommended that sickle cell disease based organizations should establish support groups to help sickle cell patients cope with
their disease experience.
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| school | The Caspersen School of Graduate Studies, Drew University |
| degree | M.M.H. (2018) |
| advisor | Paul Kadetz |
| full text | KZGayle.pdf |
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