Journal article
Associates of School Absenteeism in Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease
Pediatric blood & cancer, v 52(1), pp 92-96
01 Jan 2009
PMID: 19006248
Abstract
Background. Despite high rates of school absenteeism in adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD) the issue remains understudied. Potential associates of school absenteeism in adolescents with SCD include demographic (age, income), psychosocial (IQ, self-efficacy, competence, internalizing symptoms, negative thinking), and health-related (hemoglobin, health-care utilization, pain, disease knowledge). Procedure. Forty participants ages 12-18 completed measures of psychosocial functioning, IQ, and pain. Medical chart reviews identified other health-related variables. A subsample also completed all assessment of goals. Using-school records, absenteeism was the percent of school clays missed in the previous year. Correlations tested associates of absenteeism and linear regression tested a model of absenteeism. Results. Participants missed in average of 12%, of the school year and more than 35% missed at least a month of school. Health-related and psychosocial variables, but not demographic variables, correlated with absenteeism. Attendance at clinic appointments and parent-reported teen pain frequency were significant associates of absenteeism in the regression model. For those who completed goal assessment, over 40% of goals identified were academically focused. Absenteeism was positively related to current academic goals and health-related hindrance of academic goals, and negatively related to future-oriented academic goals. Conclusions. School absenteeism is a significant problem for adolescents with SCD despite file presence of academic goals. Collaboration between schools, parents, patients, and providers to understand and manage the impact of SCD on school attendance is recommended. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2009;52: 92-96. (c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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- Title
- Associates of School Absenteeism in Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease
- Creators
- Lisa A. Schwartz - College Station Medical CenterJerilynn Radcliffe - College Station Medical CenterLamia P. Barakat - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Pediatric blood & cancer, v 52(1), pp 92-96
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- U54 HL070596; 5U54HL70596J-2; U54 HL070596-02 / NHLBI NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) U54HL070596 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000261300000021
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-58149391057
- Other Identifier
- 991022234645204721