2019
The Relationship between Mental Health, Educational Attainment, Employment Outcomes, and Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Harris K, Varughese T, Bauer A, Howdeshell S, Calhoun C, Abel R, King A. The Relationship between Mental Health, Educational Attainment, Employment Outcomes, and Pain in Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2019, 134: 419. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-129874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of painSickle cell diseaseSeverity of painHistory of depressionSevere painPain outcomesAnnual household incomePain crisisPain frequencyCell diseaseSocioeconomic statusMultivariate analysisSeverity of SCDSignificant associationEmployment statusMental healthHigher pain frequencyHospital admission frequencyEnd-organ damageFrequency of painVariety of complicationsPatients' educational attainmentCross-sectional studyOnly significant associationPatient survey data
2016
Implementation of an Educational Intervention to Optimize Self-Management and Transition Readiness in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
Calhoun C, Abel R, Pham H, Thompson S, King A. Implementation of an Educational Intervention to Optimize Self-Management and Transition Readiness in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2016, 128: 3536. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.3536.3536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseEducational handoutAdult careCell diseaseTransition readinessSilent cerebral infarctsEnd-organ damageSubsequent clinic visitsEducational interventionHistory of strokeMajority of patientsPediatric hematology clinicYear oldsFormal transition programAge group 13Institutional review boardUniversity Institutional Review BoardCerebral infarctsChart abstractionClinic visitsStandard careIndependent livingHematology clinicMedical managementOrgan damage