Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Latest
    • Archive
    • home
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
    • Join SMJ
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Office
    • Editorial Board
  • More
    • Advertising
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Folders
    • Help
  • Other Publications
    • NeuroSciences Journal

User menu

  • My alerts
  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
Saudi Medical Journal
  • Other Publications
    • NeuroSciences Journal
  • My alerts
  • Log in
Saudi Medical Journal

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Latest
    • Archive
    • home
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
    • Join SMJ
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Office
    • Editorial Board
  • More
    • Advertising
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Folders
    • Help
  • Follow psmmc on Twitter
  • Visit psmmc on Facebook
  • RSS
Research ArticleOriginal Article
Open Access

Comprehensive patient care improves quality of life in transfusion dependent patients with β-thalassemia

Salah S. Ali, Ahmad M. Tarawah, Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi, Mohammed A. Zolaly and Waheed Turkustani
Saudi Medical Journal May 2015, 36 (5) 575-579; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.5.10442
Salah S. Ali
From the Department of Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, Maternity and Children Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBCh, MRCPCH
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: [email protected]
Ahmad M. Tarawah
From the Department of Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, Maternity and Children Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
CABP, FPHO
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi
From the Department of Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, Maternity and Children Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
MBBS, MD
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Mohammed A. Zolaly
From the Department of Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, Maternity and Children Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
CABP, FPHO
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Waheed Turkustani
From the Department of Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, Maternity and Children Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
CABP, FPHO
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF
Loading

Article Information

vol. 36 no. 5 575-579
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.5.10442
PubMed 
25935178

Published By 
Saudi Medical Journal
Online ISSN 
1658-3175
History 
  • Received October 19, 2014
  • Accepted February 26, 2015
  • Published online May 1, 2015.

Copyright & Usage 
Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Author Information

  1. Salah S. Ali, MBBCh, MRCPCH⇑,
  2. Ahmad M. Tarawah, CABP, FPHO,
  3. Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi, MBBS, MD,
  4. Mohammed A. Zolaly, CABP, FPHO and
  5. Waheed Turkustani, CABP, FPHO
  1. From the Department of Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology, Maternity and Children Hospital, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Salah S. Ali, Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology Department, Maternity and Children Hospital, PO Box 40110, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah 41499, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Fax. +966 (14) 8641046. E-mail: salahnbtc{at}yahoo.com
View Full Text

Cited By...

  • 15 Citations
  • 11 Citations
  • Google Scholar

This article has been cited by the following articles in journals that are participating in Crossref Cited-by Linking.

  • Health-related Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Thalassemia Major Patients, Southeast of Iran
    Ali Bazi, Omolbanin Sargazi-aval, Amin Safa, Ebrahim Miri-moghaddam
    Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2017 39 7
  • Research letters
    Sachin Soni, Rajat Thawani, Tushar Idhate, Manas Kalra, AMITA MAHAJAN, Ahmad Nadeem Aslami, Mohammed A. Ansari, N. Khalique, Umesh Kapil, Rajesh K. Chudasama, T. K. M. Eshwar, Subhasini T. Eshwar, Dhara Thakkar
    Indian Pediatrics 2016 53 8
  • Oral Health Profiles and Related Quality of Life in Thalassemia Children in Relation to Iron Overload: A Cross-Sectional Study
    Hani T. Fadel, Mohammed A. Zolaly, Manal O. Alharbi, Lujain A. Qarah, Maher S. Alrehili, Abdulaziz D. Alamri, Ahmed M. Tarawah
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2020 17 24
  • Health-related Quality of Life and its Predictors Among Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia Patients
    Gulen Tuysuz, Funda Tayfun
    Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2017 39 5
  • Patient-reported Outcome Measures in Pediatric Non-Malignant Hematology: A Systematic Review
    Julia Y. Kinahan, Johann M.I. Graham, Yamilée V. Hébert, Margaret Sampson, Katie O’Hearn, Robert J. Klaassen
    Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 2021 43 4
  • Quality of life in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients
    Rizqallah A. Alzahrani, Oqab M. Almutairi, Mohammed S. Alghoraibi, Mshari S. Alabdulwahed, Muath K. Abaalkhail, Mashel K. Alhawish, Mazi T. Alosaimy
    Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences 2017 12 5
  • Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Symptoms in Patients With Beta Thalassemia Major in Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia
    Mohammed A Zolaly, Farah M Zolaly, Lama Al Belowi, Raafat Shuqdar, Mohammed A Al Belowi, Turki A Alwasaidi, Muayad Albadrani
    Cureus 2020
  • Assessing the Quality of Life of Parents of Children With Thalassemia: A Cross-Sectional Study in Medina City, Saudi Arabia
    Muhammad A Tobaiqi, Abdullah H Aljohani, Feras S Alharbi, Uthman M Alshenqiti, Nawaf M Alahmadi, Mohamed A Abdelrahman, Mazen K Almughamsi, Nadeem A Ansari, Muayad S Albadrani
    Cureus 2024
  • Effectiveness of educational intervention on quality of life in adults with thalassemia major: A quasi‐experimental study based on PRECEDE model
    Laleh Hassani, Niloofar Seyrafi, Sama Mohammadi, Teamur Aghamolaei, Amin Ghanbarnejad, Mohammad Reza Evazi
    Health Science Reports 2024 7 9
  • Gender Disparities in Psychological Disturbances and Quality of Life Among Adolescent and Adult Patients with Thalassemia: A Review
    Pandji Fianza, Anita Rahmawati, Indra Wijaya, Amaylia Oehadian, Dimmy Prasetya, Putri Vidyaniati, Gusti Harti, Trinugroho Fadjari, Ramdan Panigoro
    Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 2024 Volume 17
  • Patient Care: Unmet Needs Globally
    Michael Angastiniotis, Androulla Eleftheriou
    Thalassemia Reports 2018 8 1
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Saudi Medical Journal: 36 (5)
Saudi Medical Journal
Vol. 36, Issue 5
1 May 2015
  • Table of Contents
  • Cover (PDF)
  • Index by author
Print
Download PDF
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Saudi Medical Journal.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Comprehensive patient care improves quality of life in transfusion dependent patients with β-thalassemia
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Saudi Medical Journal
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Saudi Medical Journal web site.
Citation Tools
Comprehensive patient care improves quality of life in transfusion dependent patients with β-thalassemia
Salah S. Ali, Ahmad M. Tarawah, Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi, Mohammed A. Zolaly, Waheed Turkustani
Saudi Medical Journal May 2015, 36 (5) 575-579; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2015.5.10442

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Comprehensive patient care improves quality of life in transfusion dependent patients with β-thalassemia
Salah S. Ali, Ahmad M. Tarawah, Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi, Mohammed A. Zolaly, Waheed Turkustani
Saudi Medical Journal May 2015, 36 (5) 575-579; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2015.5.10442
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
Bookmark this article

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • Methods
    • Results
    • Discussion
    • Acknowledgment
    • Footnotes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • No citing articles found.
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Hematological parameters in recent and past dengue infections in Jazan Province, Saudi Arabia
  • Longitudinal analysis of foodborne disease outbreaks in Saudi Arabia
  • Psychological stress and its association with bronchial asthma in Saudi Arabia
Show more Original Article

Similar Articles

CONTENT

  • home

JOURNAL

  • home

AUTHORS

  • home
Saudi Medical Journal

© 2025 Saudi Medical Journal Saudi Medical Journal is copyright under the Berne Convention and the International Copyright Convention.  Saudi Medical Journal is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work. Electronic ISSN 1658-3175. Print ISSN 0379-5284.

Powered by HighWire