Daily Changes in Pain, Mood and Physical Function in Youth Hospitalized for Sickle Cell Disease Pain

William T Zempsky; Tonya M Palermo; John M Corsi; Amy S Lewandowski; Chuan Zhou; James F Casella

doi:10.1155/2013/487060

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2013)

Daily Changes in Pain, Mood and Physical Function in Youth Hospitalized for Sickle Cell Disease Pain

William T Zempsky,
Tonya M Palermo,
John M Corsi,
Amy S Lewandowski,
Chuan Zhou,
James F Casella

Affiliations

William T Zempsky: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, USA
Tonya M Palermo: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
John M Corsi: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, USA
Amy S Lewandowski: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
Chuan Zhou: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
James F Casella: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/487060
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 33 – 38

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Youth with sickle cell disease (SCD) are commonly hospitalized for treatment of painful vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE). However, limited data are available concerning the course of hospitalization for these children and adolescents and, in particular, whether daily changes occur in pain, emotional status and physical function.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/prm/

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