Adherence to Iron Chelation Therapy among Adults with Thalassemia: A Systematic Review

Autor: Margaret Locke, Paavani S. Reddy, Sherif M. Badawy
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Hemoglobin. 46:201-213
ISSN: 1532-432X
0363-0269
DOI: 10.1080/03630269.2022.2072320
Popis: Iron chelation therapy (ICT) is essential to prevent complications of iron overload in patients with transfusion-dependent thalassemia. However, the role that adherence to ICT plays in health-related outcomes is less well known. Our objectives were to identify adherence rates of ICT, and to assess methods of measurement, predictors of adherence, and adherence-related health outcomes in the literature published between 1980 and 2020. Of 543 articles, 43 met the inclusion criteria. Studies measured ICT adherence, predictors, and/or outcomes associated with adherence. Most studies were across multiple countries in Europe and North America (
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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