Helping you to live life well

 Sickle Cell & Thalassaemia Service

Anndeloris Chacon R.N.Clinical Co-ordinator 

Helping you to live life well

Listening to the Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia

Clients

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Aim:To look at how Sickle Cell and

Thalassaemia affect the lives of those with the disorder, their family, education and other aspects.

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Major themes identified afterlistening to the clients were and are:

1.FearDeathStigmaDisruption

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2.Continuous education for the clientsConditionsMedicationComplicationsSelf Management

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3.Raising awareness of the clients’ perceptions with professionals and families

Professionals/family disbeliefLabels (lazy, drug addict, etc)

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4. How physical and socio-economic stressors affect these disorders

HousingEducationEmploymentSocialising

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These themes were addressed through

1. Educational sessions for clients, families/carers, professionals and others

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2. Psychological Support Psychotherapy [1 to 1 and a group

session]ReflexologyAqua massage (dry hydrotherapy)Psychology

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3. Trial of home care support when managing crises at home alone

Cleaning of the home

Collection of medication

Someone to visit after discharge

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How can we help the clients to live to their optimum level of well-being?

LISTEN

DISCUSS

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ASK QUESTIONS do not ASSUME

BE MINDFUL OF THE LABELS we give to the clients – this stays with them for life

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Solution:Provide individualised, client centred holistic care

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Vision:Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia

Services will provide for each client with coordinated services which deliver access and support to maintain/increase their optimum level of well-being.

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Outcome:An empowered client with

excellent self management who receives support and advice for the service.

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Client at the centre

Services around to support well-being

Coordination of Hierarchy of

Needs

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Thank you for listening