The Role of Nurses Caring for Children Diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia and Their Families in a Hospital Setting: A Rapid Review of the Recent Literature.

ABSTRACT: Background: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) affects a significant number of children worldwide, for whom the progression of the disease can lead to functional disability-impaired development. Nurses are pivotal in providing holistic care to these children and their families. This review aims to identify recent evidence on the role of nurses in intervening with children with SCA and their families in a hospital setting. Methods: A rapid review reported under the PRISMA methodology was carried out in the CINAHL, MEDLINE, and Scopus databases with the expression (sickle cell anemia OR sickle cell disease) AND (child* OR family OR pediatric*) AND (nurs* OR "nursing interventions" OR "pediatric nursing") AND (hospital*), considering studies between 2019 and 2024, written in English, iden

SUBMITTER: Freitas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11855812 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature