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December 8, 2025BloodOpen Access

Social isolation and patient-reported and healthcare utilization in adults with sickle cell disease

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ACAllen ChengAustralian Regenerative Medicine Institute

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Overview

Cross-sectional study links social isolation to poorer emotional health in sickle cell disease patients, suggesting need for better support.

Key Points

  • To examine the prevalence of social isolation and its association with patient-reported outcomes and healthcare utilization in adults with sickle cell disease.
  • Cross-sectional study of adults with sickle cell disease at MGH
  • Surveyed social isolation, social support effectiveness, quality of life, and psychological symptoms
  • Utilized linear regression for patient-reported outcomes and logistic regression for healthcare utilization outcomes
  • 41.5% reported severe sickle cell disease
  • Higher social isolation linked to lower emotional health and increased anxiety and depression symptoms
  • Social support associated with improved emotional health and lower psychological symptoms

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Allen Cheng (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f714fa91c937236e213https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-4450
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