Psychological distress among younger siblings of patients with homozygous sickle cell disease in the Jamaican cohort study
West Indian med. j
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49(1): 52-4, Mar. 2000. tab
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ABSTRACT
The presence of a chronically ill family member may adversely affect the psychological health of siblings. This study used the General Health Questionnaire and the Modified Social Adjustment Scale to assess psychological distress in 20 younger siblings (4 AA, 16 AS genotypes), aged 16-19 years, of patients with homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease. The results were compared with those previously obtained in the 20 older siblings with SS disease and in 89 controls with a normal haemoglobin (AA) genotype. High levels of psychological distress occurred among all three groups. Greater psychological distress and poorer social adjustment occurred among siblings compared to AA controls but these differences disappeared after adjusting for the reduced age of sibings. The two measures were similar in SS patients and AA controls. The level of psychological distress among siblings of SS patients did not differ from that in SS patients or AA controls.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Stress, Psychological
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Nuclear Family
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Anemia, Sickle Cell
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
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Jamaica
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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