Background: With medical advancement, increasing numbers of persons with sickle cell disease attain adulthood, though with associated physical, social and psychological complications which may impact on their quality.
Aims: This study aimed to explore the patterns of quality of life and the factors associated with poor quality of life among adults with sickle cell disease at a treatment facility in Benin-City, Nigeria.
Methods: A cross sectional study of 205 clinically stable adults with SCD receiving out-patient care at the
Sickle Cell Clinic in Benin-City, Nigeria. Participants were recruited over a 6-month period and interviewed. A socio-demographic questionnaire, pain assessment quadruple visual analogue scale (PAQVAS) and World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief Instrument (WHOQOL-Bref) were administered.
Key words: Keywords: Sickle cell disease,
Quality of life,Pain.Nigeria
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