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An intervention to decrease stigma in young adults with sickle cell disease . Young adults with sickle cell disease ( SCD ) are often stigmatized when they seek care for pain . The purpose of this pilot study was to test an intervention to decrease health-related stigma during care-seeking . Young adults with SCD ages 18 to 35 years ( n = 90 ) were randomized to either the care-seeking intervention ( CSI ) or an attention control group that participated in life review interviews . The two groups were compared by t tests and longitudinal data analyses on the change from baseline to the last time point in total health-related stigma and health-related stigma by doctors . Findings suggest that the CSI was associated with significant increased awareness of perceived total stigma and stigma by doctors compared with the attention control group . These findings are promising in terms of lessons learned from a pilot intervention that focused on the role communication skills play in decreasing health-related stigma in young adults with SCD .
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Intervention_Educational
either the care-seeking intervention ( CSI ) or an
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Intervention_Control
attention control group
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Intervention_Educational
that participated in life review interviews .
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Intervention_Educational
CSI
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Outcome_Mental
stigma
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Outcome_Mental
health-related stigma
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Outcome_Mental
total health-related stigma
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Outcome_Mental
health-related stigma by doctors .
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Outcome_Mental
awareness of perceived total stigma
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Outcome_Mental
stigma by doctors
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Participant_Age
young adults
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Participant_Condition
sickle cell disease
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Participant_Age
Young adults
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Participant_Condition
sickle cell disease ( SCD )
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Participant_Age
Young adults
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Participant_Condition
SCD
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Participant_Age
ages 18 to 35 years
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Participant_Sample-size
n = 90
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Participant_Age
young adults
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Participant_Condition
SCD