TY - JOUR ID - 9221 TI - Regular Reminding of the Potential Serious Complications of Poor Adherence to Treatment: A Strategy for Improving Treatment Adherence in Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients JO - International Journal of Pediatrics JA - IJP LA - en SN - 2345-5047 AU - Emami Zeydi, Amir AU - Heydari, Abbas AU - Karimi Moonaghi, Hossein AD - Student Research Committee, PhD candidate in Nursing, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. AD - Evidence-Based Caring Research Center, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Y1 - 2017 PY - 2017 VL - 5 IS - 12 SP - 6201 EP - 6202 KW - Adherence KW - Beta-Thalassemia KW - Chelation therapy KW - Iron overload DO - 10.22038/ijp.2017.25718.2190 N2 - Globally, β-Thalassemia Major (β-TM) is the most commonly inherited hemolytic anemia, with a high incidence rate in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Mediterranean countries. Patients with β-TM require lifelong adherence to their distressing treatment regimens, including regular blood transfusions and daily chelation therapy. UR - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_9221.html L1 - https://ijp.mums.ac.ir/article_9221_4408c9b9e94cd463d1fff09302d58afa.pdf ER -