Health status, anxiety, depression, and quality of life of patients with thalassemia
| Autor: | Nikos Rikos, Manolis Linardakis, Andromachi Spontidaki, Marilena Tzagkaraki, Georgia-Konstantina Giannadaki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study business.industry 030503 health policy & services Thalassemia Public health Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Odds ratio medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Epidemiology medicine Anxiety 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science education business Depression (differential diagnoses) Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health. 29:1313-1320 |
| ISSN: | 1613-2238 2198-1833 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10389-020-01241-y |
| Popis: | Thalassemia is one of the most common genetic disorders in the Mediterranean region, and is therefore considered a serious public health issue. In chronic conditions of this kind, survival and quality of life (QOL) of the patients are of the utmost importance and are influenced by psychological and social constraints. The current study aimed to examine various factors affecting the psychological burden, focusing on anxiety and depression levels, as well as the quality of life (QOL) of people suffering from thalassemia in Crete (Greece). A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2018 in 119 patients suffering from thalassemia from three hospitals. Validated scales were used to assess the relative parameters using multivariate regression analysis. The data sample comprised 56 men (47.1%) and 63 women (52.9%) with an overall mean age of 39.7 years (± 8.5). Most of the participants exhibited low levels of anxiety/depression and high quality of life. Moreover, quality of life was found to relate positively with health status (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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