Feasibility and Acceptability of Online Recruitment and an Online Brief Mindfulness Intervention Among Patients With Sickle Cell Disease.
Cureus February 16, 2023 Dominic Arjuna B Ugarte, Adam W. Hanley, Jeffery A. Dusek et al.
Background Pain among young adult patients with sickle cell disease (PWSCD) is a highly significant public health problem associated with reduced quality of life. Due to issues uniquely affecting PWSCD, including distrust of research, challenging life situations, debilitating pain, stigma, and logistical challenges (e.g., child or elder care and transportation), SCD researchers often find it...
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.35073 (opens in new tab)
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Mindfulness meditation
Sickle cell crisis
Pain rating
Mindfulness-based therapy