%0 Journal Article
%T Psychological Experience of Children and Adolescents with Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease in Brazzaville
%A Engoba Moyen
%A Ghislain Armel Mpandzou
%A Matim¨¦ Julianna D¨¦borah Boukoulou
%A Josu¨¦ Euberma Diatewa
%A Armel Landry Batchi-Bouyou
%A Paul Macaire Ossou-Ngui¨¦t
%A Georges Moyen
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 35-49
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2021.111004
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Sickle cell disease, the most frequent hemoglobinopathy, is one of many causes
of psychological repercussions.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Objectives: </span></b></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">To determine the </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">prevalence of psychological
disorders in children/adolescents living with</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> sickle cell disease and to
identify the associated factors.</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Patients and Method: </span></b></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted from June to September 2019
at the national sickle cell center and at the mother-child consultation of the University
Hospital of Brazzaville. Children/adolescents aged six to 19 years old followed
for sickle cell disease were included. Psychological disorders were assessed using
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ˇ°DSM-5ˇ± which assesses
depression and anxiety disorders, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Brief
Illness Perception Questionnaire which as</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">sesses
representations of chronic diseases. SPSS 20.0 software was used for</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> statistical
analysis.</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results: </span></b></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Out of 201 children/adolescents included, a drop in self-esteem was noted:
76.1%, anxiety 29.9%, depression 5.5% and a negative impact on daily life in all
cases. These were significant negative consequences 39.3%. Advanced age, duration
of illness, delay in school and puber</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ty, use
of upper-level analgesics, number of complications
%K Sickle Cell Disease
%K Children/Adolescents
%K Psychological Experience
%K Brazzaville
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=107115