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Coping strategies in families of children with sickle cell disease.

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Royal, CD; Headings, VE; Harrell, JP; Ampy, FR; Hall, GW
Published in: Ethnicity & disease
March 2000

To examine the impact of family environment, morbidity, and socioeconomic status (SES) on coping strategies in families of children with sickle cell disease.A cross-sectional study.The study sample consisted of 40 mothers, 24 fathers, 40 patients, and 28 healthy siblings from 40 African-American families, each of which had only one child with sickle cell disease. Data were collected through the use of structured interviews utilizing a demographic questionnaire, the Family Environment Scale (FES), and the COPE.The results indicate that support-seeking coping strategies were employed more often by mothers in more cohesive families and siblings in less cohesive families, while increased growth (resilience) was experienced by siblings in less conflicted families. Patients in more religious families reported greater use of religion as a means of coping. Mothers of mildly affected patients used acceptance more frequently than those of severely affected patients, and fathers of severely affected patients more often sought emotional support. Mothers, fathers, and siblings in low SES families reported greater use of denial than did those in high SES families.Additional psychosocial research involving families (including fathers and siblings) dealing with sickle cell disease is needed to facilitate the utilization of adaptive coping strategies, thereby enhancing individual and family adjustment.

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Published In

Ethnicity & disease

EISSN

1945-0826

ISSN

1049-510X

Publication Date

March 2000

Volume

10

Issue

2

Start / End Page

237 / 247

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Class
  • Public Health
  • Morbidity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Family Health
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Child
  • Black or African American
 

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Royal, C. D., Headings, V. E., Harrell, J. P., Ampy, F. R., & Hall, G. W. (2000). Coping strategies in families of children with sickle cell disease. Ethnicity & Disease, 10(2), 237–247.
Royal, C. D., V. E. Headings, J. P. Harrell, F. R. Ampy, and G. W. Hall. “Coping strategies in families of children with sickle cell disease.Ethnicity & Disease 10, no. 2 (March 2000): 237–47.
Royal CD, Headings VE, Harrell JP, Ampy FR, Hall GW. Coping strategies in families of children with sickle cell disease. Ethnicity & disease. 2000 Mar;10(2):237–47.
Royal, C. D., et al. “Coping strategies in families of children with sickle cell disease.Ethnicity & Disease, vol. 10, no. 2, Mar. 2000, pp. 237–47.
Royal CD, Headings VE, Harrell JP, Ampy FR, Hall GW. Coping strategies in families of children with sickle cell disease. Ethnicity & disease. 2000 Mar;10(2):237–247.

Published In

Ethnicity & disease

EISSN

1945-0826

ISSN

1049-510X

Publication Date

March 2000

Volume

10

Issue

2

Start / End Page

237 / 247

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Class
  • Public Health
  • Morbidity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Family Health
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Child
  • Black or African American