2020
Mortality in sickle cell disease: A population‐based study in an aboriginal community in the Gudalur Valley, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
Sheshadri V, Shabeer P, Santhirapala V, Jayaram A, Krishnamurti L, Menon N. Mortality in sickle cell disease: A population‐based study in an aboriginal community in the Gudalur Valley, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2020, 68: e28875. PMID: 33381914, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseaseCause of deathCell diseaseMortality rateSeverity of SCDAge groupsAboriginal populationAcute chest syndromePopulation-based studyPercent of deathsCrude mortality rateCommunity-based comprehensive careCause of mortalityCases of deathPaucity of dataCommon monogenic disorderChest syndromeMedian ageHospital recordsSCD patientsAutopsy questionnaireAboriginal communitiesComprehensive careLongitudinal cohortRemote Aboriginal communities
2018
Pain catastrophizing is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease
Bakshi N, Lukombo I, Belfer I, Krishnamurti L. Pain catastrophizing is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease. Journal Of Pain Research 2018, 11: 947-953. PMID: 29773954, PMCID: PMC5947835, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s151198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseasePoor health-related qualityHealth-related qualityHealth care utilizationPoor HRQOLPain intensityCare utilizationCell diseaseDepressive symptomsPrior health care utilizationPsychological factorsPain-related outcomesRace-matched controlsCross-sectional studyQuality of lifePaucity of dataSCD outcomesPain burdenPediatric patientsRed blood cellsPain interferenceMultisystem involvementPain phenotypingHRQoLPsychological covariates