Clinical depression in children and adolescents with sickle cell anaemia: influencing factors in a resource-limited setting.

Osita U EzenwosuBarth ChukwuIfeyinwa EzenwosuNdubuisi UwaezuokeChristopher EkeMaria UdorahChinedu IdokoAnthony IkefunaIfeoma Emodi

Published in: BMC pediatrics (2021)

Depression in children and adolescents with SCA increased with increasing age and educational level. Psychological evaluation should be integrated into routine assessment of children with SCA during their follow up visits as they get older and progress in class.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
depressive symptoms
young adults
physical activity
clinical practice
middle aged
clinical evaluation