[HTML][HTML] Challenges of blood transfusions in β-thalassemia

FT Shah, F Sayani, S Trompeter, E Drasar, A Piga - Blood reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Patients with β-thalassemia major (BTM) require regular blood transfusions, supported by
appropriate iron chelation therapy (ICT), throughout their life. β-thalassemia is a global …

[HTML][HTML] A paradigm shift on beta-thalassaemia treatment: How will we manage this old disease with new therapies?

MD Cappellini, JB Porter, V Viprakasit, AT Taher - Blood reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Beta-thalassaemia causes defective haemoglobin synthesis leading to ineffective
erythropoiesis, chronic haemolytic anaemia, and subsequent clinical complications. Blood …

[HTML][HTML] The transfusion management of beta thalassemia in the United States

A Lal, T Wong, S Keel, M Pagano, J Chung… - Transfusion, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The β thalassemia syndromes constitute the most frequent inherited anemia managed with
chronic red cell transfusions around the world. 1, 2 The prevalence of thalassemia in the …

[HTML][HTML] Factors affecting quality of life in children and adolescents with thalassemia in Iraqi Kurdistan

NA Mikael, NAS Al-Allawi - Saudi medical journal, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To assess the health related quality of life (HRQoL) in Iraqi Kurd children and
adolescents with thalassemia, and identify the factors that affect it. Methods: In the period …

[HTML][HTML] An epidemiological study of the quality of life of children with beta-thalassemia major (β-TM) and its correlates in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

B Biswas, NN Naskar, K Basu, A Dasgupta, R Basu… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods Between May 2016 and April 2017, an institution-based cross-sectional
observational study was conducted in the thalassemia unit of Calcutta National Medical …

Predictors of health state utility values using SF-6D for Chinese adult patients with β-thalassemia major

R Zhang, S Zhang, J Ming, J Xie, B Liu… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Patients with β-thalassemia major (β-TM), predominantly adult patients, are
associated with physical, mental, and social problems, that result in decreased quality of life …

Health-related quality of life and associated factors among thalassemia major patients, Southeast of Iran

A Bazi, O Sargazi-Aval, A Safa… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Low quality of life (QOL) is a feature that has been overlooked in thalassemia major (TM)
patients. Our aim was to assess QOL in school-aged TM patients in Zabol city and …

[PDF][PDF] Quality of life outcomes in thalassaemia patients in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.

S Adam - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2019 - apps.who.int
Background: Research focusing on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in thalassaemia
patients remains limited in Saudi Arabia. Aims: To report on HRQoL outcomes in …

Understanding the association between red blood cell transfusion utilization and humanistic and economic burden in patients with β-thalassemia from the patients' …

RL Knoth, S Gupta, K Perkowski, H Costantino… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
We assessed the humanistic and economic burden of chronic red blood cell (RBC)
transfusions on patients with β-thalassemia. This cross-sectional, US-based study included …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial burden in transfusion dependent beta-thalassemia patients and its impact on the quality of life and the problem of dignity

K Wangi, B Birriel, C Smith - Journal of Taibah University Medical …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Beta-thalassemia major is a genetic blood disorder that impacts hemoglobin production with
several symptoms that decrease quality of life in patients. Blood transfusions may help them …