The Effects of Nutrition, Exercise, and a Praying Program on Reducing Iron Overload in Patients With Beta-Thalassemia Major: A Randomized Clinical Trial

AuthorZahra Molazemen
AuthorRoghaye Noormohammadien
AuthorRoya Dokouhakien
AuthorMaryam Zakeriniaen
AuthorZahra Bagherien
Issued Date2016-10-31en
AbstractBackground: Excessive iron accumulation in the visceral organs creates problems for patients with beta-thalassemia major. Despite chelation therapy, mortality rate from the complications of this disease is still quite high. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of nutrition, exercise, and a praying program at reducing iron overload in patients with beta-thalassemia major. Patients and Methods: This randomized clinical trial assessed the effect of the designed care program on iron overload. The study was conducted in 38 patients with beta-thalassemia major who ranged in age from 15 - 35 years and had been referred to the largest center for thalassemic patients in Shiraz. The patients were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 18) and a control (n = 20) group. Blood samples were collected from the participants before and two months after the intervention. Then, the data were statistically analyzed using chi-square, Fisher’s exact test, Mann-Whitney U-test, Wilcoxon, independent samples t-test, and paired samples t-test. Results: The results showed that the mean level of serum ferritin significantly decreased in the intervention group two months after beginning the intervention. Also, the mean level of serum iron decreased in the intervention group, but the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusions: The planned educational program could be used to reduce iron overload and ultimately improve the patients’ health status.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.3869en
KeywordBeta-Thalassemia Majoren
KeywordExerciseen
KeywordIronen
KeywordFerritinen
KeywordNutritionen
KeywordPrayingen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleThe Effects of Nutrition, Exercise, and a Praying Program on Reducing Iron Overload in Patients With Beta-Thalassemia Major: A Randomized Clinical Trialen
TypeResearch Articleen

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