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Racial Differences in Chronic Pain and Quality of Life among Adolescents and Young Adults with Moderate or Severe Hemophilia John M. McLaughlin 1 & Angela Lambing 2 & Michelle L. Witkop 3 & Terry L. Anderson 1 & James Munn 4 & Bartholomew Tortella 1
Received: 8 January 2015 / Revised: 27 February 2015 / Accepted: 16 March 2015 / Published online: 3 April 2015 # The Author(s) 2015. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
Abstract Background and Objective We explored racial differences in adherence to recommended clotting factor treatment regimens, chronic pain, and quality of life (QoL) among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) diagnosed with moderate or severe hemophilia. Methods A convenience sample of hemophilia patients aged 13–25 years completed an online cross-sectional survey in 2012. Chronic pain was measured using the revised Faces Pain Scale (FPS-R) and dichotomized as high (FPS-R≥4) or low (FPS-R
Racial Differences in Chronic Pain and Quality of Life among Adolescents and Young Adults with Moderate or Severe Hemophilia John M. McLaughlin 1 & Angela Lambing 2 & Michelle L. Witkop 3 & Terry L. Anderson 1 & James Munn 4 & Bartholomew Tortella 1
Received: 8 January 2015 / Revised: 27 February 2015 / Accepted: 16 March 2015 / Published online: 3 April 2015 # The Author(s) 2015. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com
Abstract Background and Objective We explored racial differences in adherence to recommended clotting factor treatment regimens, chronic pain, and quality of life (QoL) among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) diagnosed with moderate or severe hemophilia. Methods A convenience sample of hemophilia patients aged 13–25 years completed an online cross-sectional survey in 2012. Chronic pain was measured using the revised Faces Pain Scale (FPS-R) and dichotomized as high (FPS-R≥4) or low (FPS-R
