Associations between a health-promoting lifestyle and quality of life among adults with beta-thalassemia major

Associations between a health-promoting lifestyle and quality of life among adults with beta-thalassemia major

A health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) is a factor that affects the quality of life (QoL) in patients with beta-thalassemia (β-thalassemia). Due to the lack of studies of this issue, this study aimed to determine the association between HPL and QoL among adults with β-thalassemia. This cross-sectional (...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and health 2016, 38(0), , pp.1-7
Hauptverfasser: Maheri, Aghbabak, Sadeghi, Roya, Shojaeizadeh, Davoud, Tol, Azar, Yaseri, Mehdi, Ebrahimi, Mojtaba
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Beta-thalassemia
beta-Thalassemia - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Healthy Lifestyle
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Iran
Life style
Male
Original
Quality of Life
Spirituality
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:A health-promoting lifestyle (HPL) is a factor that affects the quality of life (QoL) in patients with beta-thalassemia (β-thalassemia). Due to the lack of studies of this issue, this study aimed to determine the association between HPL and QoL among adults with β-thalassemia. This cross-sectional (descriptive-analytic) study was conducted among 389 adult patients with β-thalassemia in Tehran, Iran. The research instrument included a questionnaire consisting of three parts: demographic items, the Short-Form Health Survey and the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 23.0. The results were considered significant at the conventional p
ISSN:2092-7193
2092-7193
DOI:10.4178/epih.e2016050