Sickle cell anemia and the consequences in executive functions

Evaluation in children of 6-11 years

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2021.2.35786

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memory, neuropsychological tests, neuropsychology

Abstract

Sickle cell anemia is recognized by the World Health Organization as a global public health problem, being the most common among hereditary diseases in Brazil. The main objective of this research is to investigate the performance of executive functions in children with sickle cell anemia residents in the Northeast region of the country. Participants were 134 children, aged 6-11 years, 60 from the clinical group and 74 from the non-clinical group. The instruments used were FDT - Five Digit Test; Trail Making Test; Tower of London and subtest Digits. Data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U indicating statistical differences (p <0.05) between groups in all instruments used except the Tower of London. Future studies with children with PA should focus on the cognitive intervention of affected functions including preschoolers and elementary school students.

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Janaina Gaia Ribeiro Dias, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brasil.

Mestra em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), em Recife, PE, Brasil; doutoranda em Psicologia Cognitiva pela UFPE, em Recife, PE, Brasil; e professora da Universidade Estácio de Sá, em Maceió, AL, Brasil.

Renata Maria Toscano Barreto Lyra Nogueira, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brasil

Doutora em Neurociências e Comportamento pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP), em São Paulo, SP, Brasil; professora Adjunta I na Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), em Recife, PE, Brasil.

Germano Gabriel Lima Esteves, Universidade de Rio Verde (UniRV), Rio Verde, GO, Brasil.

Mestre em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de Alagoas, em Maceió, AL, Brasil; Doutorando em Psicologia Social do Trabalho e das Organizações pela Universidade de Brasília (PSTO- UnB), em Brasília, DF, Brasil; professor adjunto II da Universidade de Rio Verde (UniRV), em Rio Verde, GO, Brasil.

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2021-07-15

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Gaia Ribeiro Dias, J., Toscano Barreto Lyra Nogueira, R. M., & Lima Esteves, G. G. (2021). Sickle cell anemia and the consequences in executive functions: Evaluation in children of 6-11 years. Psico, 52(2), e35786. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2021.2.35786

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