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2024 Feb 13


Pediatr Blood Cancer


38348535

Pain screening in youth with sickle cell disease: A quality improvement study.

Authors

Vroom DC, Rodgers-Melnick SN, Brown T, Owusu-Ansah A, Dusek JA

Abstract

Youth with sickle cell disease (SCD) face several challenges as they age, including increased pain frequency, duration, and interference. The purpose of this study was to (i) determine the feasibility of routine pain screening; (ii) identify and describe various clinical pain presentations; and (iii) understand preferences/resources related to engaging in integrative health and medicine (IHM) modalities within an outpatient pediatric SCD clinic.