Increased Patient Activation Is Associated with Fewer Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalizations for Pain in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease

Abstract Objective Recurrent vaso-occlusive pain episodes, the most common complication of sickle cell disease (SCD), cause frequent health care utilization. Studies exploring associations between patient activation and acute health care utilization for pain are lacking. We tested the hypothesis tha...

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Published in:	Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Vol. 20; no. 8; pp. 1464 - 1471
Main Authors:	Cronin, Robert M, Dorner, Tim Lucas, Utrankar, Amol, Allen, Whitney, Rodeghier, Mark, Kassim, Adetola A, Jackson, Gretchen Purcell, DeBaun, Michael R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Oxford University Press 01.08.2019
Subjects:	Addictive behaviors Adolescent Adult Adults African Americans Analysis Anemia, Sickle Cell - physiopathology Anemia, Sickle Cell - therapy Antisickling Agents - therapeutic use Blood Transfusion Care and treatment Cross-Sectional Studies Demography Editor's Choice Emergency medical care Emergency service Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data Female GENERAL & SELECTED POPULATIONS SECTION Health care reform Health services utilization Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Hospitals Humans Hydroxyurea - therapeutic use Hypotheses Male Medical care Medical centers Medical research Medicine, Experimental Middle Aged Opioid-Related Disorders Pain Pain - physiopathology Pain Management Patient Participation Patients Phenotypes Self Efficacy Sickle cell anemia Sickle cell disease Utilization Young Adult Tennessee Self-Efficacy Hospitalizations Health Care Utilization Sickle Cell Disease Patient Activation Acute Pain Vaso-occlusive Pain Episodes Chronic Care Model
ISSN:	1526-2375, 1526-4637, 1526-4637
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