Health-related Quality of Life and its Predictors Among Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia Patients.

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Tuysuz G., Tayfun F.

Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology, cilt.39, sa.5, ss.332-336, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 39 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/mph.0000000000000790
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.332-336
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: thalassemia, quality of life, blood component transfusion, GENERIC CORE SCALES, CHILDREN, RELIABILITY, CARE, PEDSQL(TM)-4.0, FEASIBILITY, ADOLESCENTS, VALIDITY, VERSION
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose: With regular blood transfusions and modern medical management strategies, transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT) patients are currently living into adulthood, but they still suffer from the chronicity of the disease and its complications. This study was aimed to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) scores in pediatric TDT patients compared with healthy controls.