SCD is associated with impaired cognition and psychological disorders1
Other psychological effects of SCD
Emotional
- Patients reported reported a higher emotional impact with increasing vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) burden3†
Professional support
- 29% of all patients received professional emotional support (e.g. psychiatrist, psychologist, counselling)3†
- 72% of all patients reported a desire to receive additional support3†
*SCD related pain. Data from 55 patients completing 5,982 diary observation days.2
†Results of a questionnaire completed by 299 patients with SCD in the UK.3,4
Abbreviations: SCD, sickle cell disease; VOC, vaso-occlusive crisis.
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Inusa B, et al. Patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Experience Work Impairment and Decreased Productivity. Presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Society for Haematology 2020; Nov 09–14: Virtual Event.
