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