Quality of life among Iranian patients with beta-thalassemia major using the SF-36 questionnaire

Quality of life among Iranian patients with beta-thalassemia major using the SF-36 questionnaire

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Patients with beta-thalassemia major (β-TM) experience physical, psychological and social problems that lead to decreased quality of life (QoL). The aim here was to measure health-related QoL and its determinants among patients with β-TM, using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) questio...

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Main Authors: Sezaneh Haghpanah, Shiva Nasirabadi, Fariborz Ghaffarpasand, Rahmatollah Karami, Mojtaba Mahmoodi, Shirin Parand, Mehran Karimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Beta-thalassemia
Chronic disease
Health status
Mental health
Quality of life
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