Abstract
Introduction: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is among the common prevalent diseases in Saudi Arabia. It is associated with several complications that sometimes necessitate surgical procedures. Those patients can also have a lower quality of life (QoL) due to several reasons. Our aim in this study is to highlight the association between sociodemographic data, clinical data, and SCD-related surgeries in patients with their QoL.Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed using a validated Arabic version of the World Health Organization QoL-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire distributed in electronic form. Male and female Arabic speakers (18+ years old) of Saudi origin were included in this study; those who did not meet these criteria were excluded.Results: We distributed 309 questionnaires to the targeted subjects; however, only 204 met our inclusion criteria. Our findings revealed 135 female respondents and 69 male respondents. Interestingly, splenectomy was not significantly associated with a difference in all aspects of QoL in SCD patients. However, the data showed significantly lower respective mean scores for physical health (p=0.002 & p=0.022) and overall QoL (p=0.024 & p=0.042) for those who underwent cholecystectomy and hip arthroplasty. In contrast, shoulder arthroplasty appeared to be associated with significantly lower mean scores for physical health (T=-2.597; p=0.010) and the environmental aspect of QoL (T=-2.016; p=0.045).Conclusion: Cholecystectomy, hip arthroplasty, and shoulder arthroplasty were significantly associated with lower QoL in SCD patients.
Highlights
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is among the common prevalent diseases in Saudi Arabia
Cholecystectomy, hip arthroplasty, and shoulder arthroplasty were significantly associated with lower quality of life (QoL) in SCD patients
This hereditary disease is pervasive in Saudi Arabia due to the high number of consanguineous marriages, which account for 56% of all marriages
Summary
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is among the common prevalent diseases in Saudi Arabia. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major health problem in several countries [1]. A community-based survey study found that the prevalence of SCD ranges from 6-145 per 10,000 people, with the highest prevalence in the Eastern Province [4,5,6]. This hereditary disease is pervasive in Saudi Arabia due to the high number of consanguineous marriages, which account for 56% of all marriages. Marriages between first cousins are the most common variation [4,5,7]
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