ArticleCureus2022
Prevalence of Psychological Symptoms and Its Impact on the Quality of Life of Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Impact of disease- and race-based discrimination in healthcare on pain outcomes among adults living with sickle cell disease in the United States: The mediating roles of internalized stigma and depressive symptoms.Stigma and health · 2024Article
- Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Complications of Sickle Cell Disease in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), which is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder, experience a broad range of symptoms and complications such as acute chest syndrome, infections, strokes, seizures, etc. The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms among SCD patients and determine the impact of sociodemographic factors and genotypes on depressive symptoms in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among SCD patients aged 18 and above in the outpatient clinics in Makkah's four main hospitals (Al Noor Specialist Hospital, King Faisal Hospital, King Abdulaziz Hospital, and Hera General Hospital) from December 2021 to April 2022. A total of 222 patients used a self-administrative questionnaire with an Arabic version of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) to assess for depression. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 26, and the chi-square (χ
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