ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2020
Effects of Aquatic Exercise on Dimensions of Quality of Life and Blood Indicators in Patients with Beta-Thalassemia Major.
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- Health-related quality of life in hemoglobinopathies: A systematic review from a global perspective.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Physical activity, pain, and iron burden as independent correlates of quality of life in adults with beta-thalassemia major in the United Arab Emirates.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Exercise reveals precocious-subclinical cardiovascular and muscular dysfunction in transfusion dependent beta-thalassemia (TDT) patients without cardiac iron overload.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Impaired physical ability in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia: Can regular physical activity be a countermeasure?British journal of haematology · 2025Review
- Health-related Quality of Life of Omani Adult Patients with β-Thalassemia Major at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital.Oman medical journal · 2024Article
- The effect of educational intervention based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model on self-care behaviors and quality of life of hypertensive patients.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Relationships among Physical Activity, Pain, and Bone Health in Youth and Adults with Thalassemia: An Observational Study.Thalassemia reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThalassemia is considered as a group of genetic blood disorders, characterized by anemia. The present research aimed at evaluating the effects of aquatic exercise on quality of life and blood indices in patients with beta-thalassemia major.
methodsA clinical trial study involving 40 patients with thalassemia major, divided into two groups: experimental and control. The tools used to collect the data included demographic information questionnaire, blood indicators questionnaire, and SF-36 quality of life questionnaire. The experimental group performed exercise in water three times per week for 8 weeks in the pool after obtaining the consent. In this research, the quality of life questionnaire was filled out 24 h before the intervention, 24 h after the last session of the exercise program, and 2 months after the end of the exercise program.
resultsThe current research revealed that exercise in water affected the quality of life, hemoglobin, hematocrit, iron and ferritin of serum such that the mean score of quality of life and blood indicators in the study showed a significant difference in the experimental group.
conclusionsThe use of a regular exercise program combined with drug therapy and blood transfusion can be useful in the treatment of beta-thalassemia patients.
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