The impact of vaso-occlusive crises and disease severity on quality of life and productivity among patients with sickle cell disease in the US.

Jason ShafrinHoward H Z ThomEdna KeeneyDaisy M GauntLauren M ZhaoMenaka BhorAvery A RizioLanetta Bronté-HallNirmish Shah

Published in: Current medical research and opinion (2021)

In conclusion, disease severity, strongly predicted worse self-reported HRQoL, moderately predicted increased likelihood of collecting disability insurance, and weakly predicted lower household income levels.

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sickle cell disease
multiple sclerosis
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mental health
health insurance
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