2023
Examining Mental Health, Education, Employment, and Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Harris K, Preiss L, Varughese T, Bauer A, Calhoun C, Treadwell M, Masese R, Hankins J, Hussain F, Glassberg J, Melvin C, Gibson R, King A. Examining Mental Health, Education, Employment, and Pain in Sickle Cell Disease. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2314070. PMID: 37200033, PMCID: PMC10196879, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.14070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSickle cell diseasePain frequencyMedical record abstractionPain severityMental healthHydroxyurea usePain medicationRecord abstractionCell diseaseMAIN OUTCOMEAdult Sickle Cell QualityElectronic medical record abstractionSickle Cell Disease Implementation ConsortiumDaily pain medicationHigher pain frequencySeverity of painRegular blood transfusionsMental health diagnosesPatient registry dataCross-sectional analysisAssociation of educationEmployment statusPain episodesPain reductionPain scores
2019
The 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