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Coping With Sickle Cell Disease Research Proposal
Pages:7 (1871 words)
Sources:8
Subject:Health
Topic:Sickle Cell Anemia
Document Type:Research Proposal
Document:#6779489
III. Considering Current Challenges
As noted during the introductory chapter of this proposal, children routinely note how their parents cope with pain; their particular pain coping styles. During the implementation of this proposed study, this researcher expects to create a questionnaire... exploring the way parents of adolescents afflicted with SCD personally handled their pain. Both parents and adolescents will be solicited to contribute to the following components will the condensed/adapted to utilize in creating questions for parents of the adolescents with SCD, as well as, for interviewing and/or surveying adolescents with the disease.
Areas adolescents with SCD most need help
Obtaining accurate information about SCD
Considerations for coping with everyday challenges
Getting/giving help
Sharing strength; stories; suggestions with others
Supporting, as well as accepting support
How to best deal with family conflicts
How to cope when one feels he/she cannot
Learning to live, while living and learning
Simple strategies to solve complex problems
Securing spiritual strength
Surviving hospital stays
Having fallen even when it hurts
Strategies four surviving school
Career choices/considerations
Relating with boy/girl friends
Belonging
Learning and then learning to express compassion
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Telfair, J., & Gardner, M.M. (2000). ADOLESCENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE: Determinants of Support Group Attendance and Satisfaction. Health and Social Work, 25(1), 43. Retrieved September 7, 2007, from…
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References
http://www.questiaschool.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=27269466
Bailey, E.J. (2000). Medical Anthropology and African-American Health. Westport, CT: Bergin & Garvey. Retrieved September 7, 2007, from Questia database: http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=27269543
Burlew, PhD, Kathleen, Telfair, DrPh, MSW, Joseph, Colangelo, MA, Linda, Wright, Ph., Elizabeth C.. "Factors That Influence Adolescent Adaptation to Sickle-cell Disease." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 25, No. 5, 2000, PP. 287-299.
Gil, Karen M., Williams, David a., Thompson, Jr., Robert J., and. Kinney Thomas R. "Sickle Cell Disease in Children and Adolescents: The Relation of Child and Parent Pain Coping Strategies to Adjustment." Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Vol. 16. No. 5, 1991, pp. 643-663.
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