2023
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 ResearchConceptsSickle 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
2019
Evaluation of Factors Influencing Health Literacy in Adolescents and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Bhatt N, Calhoun C, Hodges J, Nwosu C, Kang G, King A, Zhao X, Hankins J. Evaluation of Factors Influencing Health Literacy in Adolescents and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood 2019, 134: 2110. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-130755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSt. Jude Children's Research HospitalLimited health literacySickle cell diseaseHealth literacy levelsNewest Vital SignAdequate health literacyResearch HospitalFurther clinical developmentHealth literacyNVS scoresCell diseaseSevere genotypeClinical developmentHealth outcomesSt. Louis Children's HospitalLow health literacy levelsYoung adultsDisease-modifying therapiesHealth literacy assessmentHealth literacy scoresLow health literacyCross-sectional studyAppropriate health decisionsCare of adolescentsAdults ages 15The 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