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The aim is to evaluate health-related quality of life in sickle cell disease patients and understand how treatment adherence influences disease outcomes.

April 13, 2026Saudi Medical Journal

Treatment adherence and quality of life outcomes in patients with sickle cell disease

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THTaher F. HalawaKing Abdulaziz University

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Cross-sectional study assesses quality of life in sickle cell disease, suggesting adherence improves outcomes.

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The aim is to evaluate health-related quality of life in sickle cell disease patients and understand how treatment adherence influences disease outcomes.
Conducted a cross-sectional study at the Hematology Clinic from January 2009 to December 2011.
Measured health-related quality of life using the WHOQOL-BREF assessment tool.
Analyzed data with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences.
115 patients completed the quality of life questionnaire.
75.7% of patients had severe sickle cell disease and reported low quality of life scores.
Pain episodes were the leading cause of hospitalization, affecting 51.3% of patients.
Patients not adhering to treatment showed significantly worse quality of life scores.

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Taher F. Halawa (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc88303afacbeac03ea0e4 https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.5722

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