Academic Challenges and School Service Utilization in Children with Sickle Cell Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the academic concerns and risk strata of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) as identified through a parent-directed screening tool and to compare the rates of these concerns with actual school service utilization in the clinic population.

Study design

We completed a retrospective review of patients with SCD referred to the school intervention program during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years because of a school-related concern raised by parents or noted by the clinical team. All parents completed the Brief School Needs Inventory (BSNI), a validated parent-response tool used to stratify academic risk. Rates of special education services, grade retention, and results from neuropsychologic testing were captured. Clinical history, the use of dis

SUBMITTER: Karkoska KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7914200 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature