Published date: Aug 04 2023

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: International Conference Health, Social Science & Engineering (ICHSSE 2022)

Pages: 229–242

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v8i14.13834

Ai Mardhiyahaimardhiyah@gmail.comDepartment of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia

Henny Suzana MedianiDepartment of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia

Santhna Letcmi PanduraganFaculty of Nursing, Lincoln University College, Malaysia

Iyus YosepDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia

Disease and treatment of thalassemia major that are carried out for life can cause physical and psychological problems in sufferers. Adolescents with thalassemia major will experience disturbances at a stage of development that is undergoing dynamic changes. Nurses, as health workers who provide holistic services, need to know what psychosocial problems may arise in adolescents with thalassemia major. This study aims to describe psychosocial problems in adolescents with thalassemia major. This study uses a scoping review design by searching English literature through the CINAHL, PubMed, and Scopus databases. The keywords used are psychosocial problems, thalassemia major, and adolescence. The criteria for the article in this study where the patient was a teenager with thalassemia, open access full text, and the time setting was the last 10 years (2013-2022). We found 9 articles discussing psychosocial problems in adolescents with thalassemia. Psychosocial problems that arise in the form of disturbances in several functions, namely physical, emotional, social, and school functions. Psychosocial disorders that occur in adolescents with thalassemia cause disturbances at the stage of adolescent development. Psychosocial problems that occur in adolescents with thalassemia include impaired physical, emotional, social, and school functions.

Keywords: adolescence, psychosocial problems, thalassemia major

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