Observational studyIndian journal of pediatrics2018
Quality of Life (QoL) and the Factors Affecting it in Transfusion-dependent Thalassemic Children.
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- Generic health-related quality of life instruments among children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Assessment of health-related quality of life in transfusion dependent beta thalassemia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Children With Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Acta medica academica · 2025Article
- Nursing interventions for improving quality of life among parents with major Thalassemic children: a scoping review.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Impact of hand grip strength reduce on health related quality of life in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia insights from the SF-36 survey: a cross-sectional analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Quality of life and thalassemia in India: A scoping review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Economic Evaluation of Nucleic Acid Testing for Screening of Blood Donations for Thalassemia Patients (ECONAT) in Western India.Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion · 2023Article
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- Health-related quality of life among children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia: A cross-sectional study in Malaysia.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2020Article
- Quality of Life in Thalassemia Major.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2018Article
- Factors Associated With Quality of Life Among Adolescent With Beta Thalassemia in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study.SAGE open nursingReview
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the Quality of life (QoL) and the factors affecting it in transfusion-dependent thalassemic children.
methodsCurrent study was conducted at Department of Pediatrics, Dr. SNMC, Jodhpur. Ninety-three transfusion-dependent thalassemic children aged between 8 and 18 y were enrolled. Quality of life was assessed using Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) measurement model in thalassemic children.
resultsMean age of children was 11.8 ± 3.2 y. Lowest mean score was observed in School functioning (57.4) while in Physical functioning, Emotional functioning and Social functioning it was 73.9, 82.2 and 83.49 respectively. Mean PedsQL score was higher in 8-12 y age group as compared to 13-18 y (p = 0.024). PedsQL score was higher in children who required transfusion once in a month (p = 0.028) and children on combined chelation therapy as compared to children who were on injectable chelator (p = 0.039). Health Related QoL was not affected with gender, education status, family history of thalassemia, ferritin level, splenectomy or consanguinity.
conclusionsFactors related with low QoL in current study were higher age, increased transfusion frequency and injectable mode of chelation. In order to improve the QoL in thalassemic children appropriate programmes and interventions should be started targeting above domains.
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