A psychological intervention proposal on coping with pain for children with Sickle Cell Disease

• Autor(a) principal: OLIVEIRA, Christyne Gomes Toledo de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: ENUMO, Sônia Regina Fiorim, PAULA, Kely Maria Pereira de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/7685
• topic: Anemia, sickle cell; Children; Coping; Pain; Psychological intervention; Anemia falciforme; Crianças; Coping; Dor; Intervenção psicológica

 Pain is common in Sickle Cell Disease. This study proposes a Psychological Intervention Program for Children with Sickle Cell Disease (Intervenção Psicológica para Crianças com Anemia Falciforme). It was applied to seven children in a hospital. The intervention was based in the Motivational Theory of Coping and includes the Coping with Pain Game (Jogo “Enfrentando a Dor”). The Computerized Assessment Instrument of Coping with Hospitalization-Pain (Instrumento Computadorizado para Avaliação do Enfrentamento da Hospitalização-Dor) was applied before and after seven weekly sessions. The results showed significant increase in the facilitating behaviors to cope with pain, and in problem-solving, an adaptive coping; and a reduction in the non-facilitating behaviors and in rumination, a maladaptive coping. The stressor perception as a challenge to the need of competence increased, whereas the stressor perception as a threat to the need of competence and autonomy decreased. This intervention may have contributed to promote adaptive coping with pain.