Health literacy correlates with abbreviated full‐scale IQ in adolescent and young adults with sickle cell disease
Bhatt N, Calhoun C, Longoria J, Nwosu C, Howell K, Varughese T, Kang G, Jacola L, Hankins J, King A. Health literacy correlates with abbreviated full‐scale IQ in adolescent and young adults with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2023, 70: e30281. PMID: 36861391, PMCID: PMC10425156, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnemia, Sickle CellCross-Sectional StudiesHealth LiteracyHumansIntelligenceIntelligence TestsMiddle AgedYoung AdultConceptsSickle cell diseaseFull-scale intelligence quotientAdequate health literacyHealth literacyCell diseaseNeurocognitive deficitsInadequate health literacyLow health literacyCross-sectional studyDevelopment of interventionsChronic conditionsAdult careHigh school educationSign toolHealth outcomesYounger ageLogistic regressionAge 15Young adultsYoung adulthoodHealthcare decisionsAYAsIntelligence quotientWechsler Abbreviated ScaleDisease