Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7515004 | International Journal of Nursing Studies | 2018 | 33 Pages |
Abstract
Sickle cell disease impacts on multiple facets of an adolescent's life. While there are similarities in the experience of living with sickle cell disease and living with other chronic illnesses, there are essential differences in relationship dynamics and healthcare experience. The adolescents expressed less confidence in generic healthcare providers. The review highlights areas relating to symptom management and health service provision that has been under-researched and need further exploration to understand adolescents' experiences and their support needs fully. Nursing care and research should focus more on adolescents' developmental wellbeing, promote peer support network among adolescents with the condition and with adolescents with other chronic illnesses and collaborate with adolescents to ensure service development are developmentally and culturally appropriate.
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Authors
Brenda Agyeiwaa Poku, Ann-Louise Caress, Susan Kirk,