Health literacy correlates with abbreviated full-scale IQ in adolescent and young adults with sickle cell disease.
Nidhi BhattCecelia CalhounJennifer N LongoriaChinonyelum NwosuKristen E HowellTaniya VarugheseGuolian KangLisa M JacolaJane S HankinsAllison Ann KingPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2023)
Understanding and addressing HL is imperative in improving self-management and health outcomes. Among AYA with SCD, low HL was prevalent and influenced by abbreviated FSIQ. Routine screening for neurocognitive deficits and HL should be performed to guide development of interventions to adapt to the HL of AYA with SCD.