Self-management needs, strategies and support for sickle cell disease in developing countries: a scoping review protocol
Patience Fakornam Doe,
Gifty Osei Berchie,
Dorcas Frempomaa Agyare,
Andrews Adjei Druye,
Christian Makafui Boso,
Mustapha Amoadu,
Paul Obeng,
Bernard Nabe,
Justice Enock Kagbo,
Christiana Okantey,
Godson Obeng Ofori,
Rita Opoku-Danso,
Gifty Owusu,
Frederick Nsatimba,
Susanna Aba Abraham
Affiliations
Patience Fakornam Doe
1 Department of Adult Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Gifty Osei Berchie
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Dorcas Frempomaa Agyare
Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Andrews Adjei Druye
Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Christian Makafui Boso
Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Mustapha Amoadu
2 Biomedical and Clinical Research Centre, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Paul Obeng
Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Bernard Nabe
Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Justice Enock Kagbo
Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Christiana Okantey
Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Godson Obeng Ofori
Adult Health Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Rita Opoku-Danso
Department of Adult Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Gifty Owusu
Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Frederick Nsatimba
Department of Mental Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Susanna Aba Abraham
Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) poses a significant global health burden, particularly affecting individuals in developing countries with constrained healthcare resources. While research on self-management in the context of SCD is emerging, it has predominantly focused on primary studies, and there is a notable dearth of evidence synthesis on SCD self-management in developing countries. This scoping review aims to identify and map self-management needs of individuals living with SCD, the strategies they employed to meet those needs, and the support systems available to them.Methods and analysis The review will be conducted following the Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) 29 framework to comprehensively examine the landscape of SCD self-management research. Searches will be performed in PubMed, Scopus, Embase and Dimensions AI, with additional searches in other databases and grey literature. Indexed literature published in English from inception to January 2024 will be included. Reference list from included studies will also be searched manually. Two teams will be constituted to independently screen titles, abstracts and full text against the eligible criteria. Data will be extracted from included studies onto a customised data extraction form.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required for this review due to the fact that it synthesises information from available publications. The findings will be disseminated through publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Also, the findings will possibly be presented at relevant international and national conferences. This protocol has already been registered with the Open Science Framework. The study characteristics such as design and setting will be descriptively analysed and presented as graphs, tables and figures. Thematic analysis will also be conducted based on the study objectives and presented as a narrative summary.
