Clinical Study
Self-Care Recommendations of Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
Table 1
Demographic description of respondents.
| | Variable | Female response () | Male response () |
| | Age (years) | 57 (range 50–72) | 54 (range 48–61) | | Education | 12.3 (range 5–16) | 13 (range 12–15) | | 1st SCD crisis (age in years) | 10.2* (1.5–21) | 6 (range 3–9) | | Average SCD crises per year (number) | 2.3 (range 1–4.5) | 1.2 (0–3) |
| | Variable | (%) | (%) |
| | Employment | | | | Disabled | 4 (66.7%) | 3 (60%) | | Full-time | 1 (16.7%) | 1 (20%) | | Retired | — | 1 (20%) | | Never employed | 1 (16.7%) | — | | Marital Status | | | | Married | 2 (33.3%) | 1 (20%) | | Living with domestic partner | 2 (33.3%) | 1 (20%) | | Separated | 1 (16.7%) | — | | Divorced | 1 (16.7%) | 1 (20%) | | Single | — | 1 (20%) | | Widow | — | 1 (20%) | | SCD Type | | | | SCD-SS | 4 (66.7%) | 4 (80%) | | SCD-SC | 1 (16.7%) | — | | Unsure | (14%) | 1 (20%) |
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*Note that the average number of SCD crises was skewed by 2 respondents who reported first SCD crises at age 21.
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