português
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.16891/2317-434X.v13.e5.a2025.id2355Keywords:
Atitudes e Práticas em Saúde; Autoeficácia; Doença da Hemoglobina S; Suporte Social PercebidoAbstract
This research aimed to evaluate self-efficacy, knowledge about the pathology, and social
support in individuals with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), aged 15 to 23, followed at the
Hematology Outpatient Clinic in Palmas-TO, and understanding factors associated with these
variables. For data collection, sociocultural and health conditions and knowledge about SCD
questionnaires, a form for clinical data from medical records and pain scales, self-efficacy in
SCD, and social support were used. SPSS was used for descriptive statistical analysis.
Associations were verified using the Chi-square or Fisher's Exact Test, and Spearman
correlations were also estimated. Among the 69 patients, the majority were female, young
adults, and mixed race. Furthermore, 50.72% had high self-efficacy, 89.86% had high social
support and 91.30% had adequate knowledge about the disease. There was a significant
association between self-efficacy and clinical complications and school failure. As for the
correlations, they were significant: self-efficacy with the affective dimension of social
support; social support with knowledge and the symptoms and care dimensions of knowledge;
knowledge of the social interaction dimension of social support and the occurrence of pain
crises. It is important to consider the potential impact of these findings on developing targeted
interventions.