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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Content validation of a self-report daily diary in patients with sickle cell disease

Patients

Round 1 Hybrid Interviews

SCPD-S v0.1

n = 12

Round 2 Hybrid Interviews

SCPD-S v0.2

n = 6

Total Sample

n = 18

Age

 Mean (SD)

33 (15.5)

20.5 (9.8)

28.8 (14.8)

 Range

12–50

13–40

12–50

Gender

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Male

10 (83.3%)

3 (50%)

13 (72.2%)

 Female

2 (16.7%)

3 (50%)

5 (27.8%)

Education

  < High school

4 (33.3%)

4 (66.7%)

8 (44.4%)

 High school/GED

1 (8.3%)

1 (5.6%)

 Some college

1 (8.3%)

2 (33.3%)

3 (16.7%)

 Associate’s degree

2 (16.7%)

2 (11.1%)

 Bachelor’s degree

4 (33.3%)

4 (22.2%)

 Post-graduate degree

Race

 African-American

11 (91.7%)

6 (100%)

17 (94.4%)

 Hispanic

1 (8.3%)

 1 (0.55%)

US Region of Residence

 Northeast

4 (33.3%)

4 (22.2%)

 Pacific

1 (8.3%)

1 (5.6%)

 Southeast

7 (58.3%)

1 (16.7%)

8 (44.4%)

 Midwest

5 (83.3%)

5 (27.8%)

# of SCPCs in the past 12 months

 Mean (SD)

6.2 (4.4)

8.2 (6.8)

6.8 (5.2)

 Range

1–16

1–20

1–20

Reported healthcare utilization during SCPC

 Every time or almost every time

3 (25%)

2 (33.3%)

5 (27.8%)

 Sometimes but not all of the time

7 (58.3%)

4 (66.7%)

11 (61.1%)

 Treat at home/see regular doctor

2 (16.7%)

2 (11.1%)