| Attitudes of haemophilic patients towards their health and socio-economic problems in Iran. | |
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PMID: 21651677 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Summary. Although new technologies and treatments have improved the quality of life of people with haemophilia, they still face many health and socio-economic problems. We designed this study to identify some of these problems according to patients' attitudes towards efforts to solve them. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Shiraz, southern Iran, during January and May 2010. The participants were 100 patients with haemophilia who were referred to Shiraz Hemophilia Center, a major referral centre in southern Iran. A questionnaire was used to obtain data on the attitudes of haemophilic patients about some of their health and socio-economic problems. Mean age of the patients was 28.2 ± 9.0 (range of 16-67 years). In univariate analysis, disease severity, joint involvement, HCV status, income level and educational level of the patients were found to have possible effect on patients' attitude towards their health and socio-economic problems. However, in multivariate model we found that only income level, educational level and HCV status as independent factors influencing the patients' attitude towards childbearing, employment problems, occupational problems, social and friend relationship and continuing education. Haemophilic patients had many social and health problems, which could be alleviated with interdisciplinary interventions to improve their quality of life. Financial support of these patients should be taken into account to reduce their economic problems. Also, encouraging them and providing facilities to achieve a higher educational level could help them to have a better attitude towards their health and overcome the disease-related problems. |
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A Mehramiri; S Parand; S Haghpanah; M Karimi |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-9 |
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Title: Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia Volume: - ISSN: 1365-2516 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-6-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9442916 Medline TA: Haemophilia Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
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Hematology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. |
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