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16826432

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is a common disease in females of childbearing age. Although iron supplementation quickly improves laboratory-measured parameters, its effect on health-related quality of life is unknown. Here, we conducted a prospective follow-up study to evaluate health-related quality of life in pre-menopausal women diagnosed with IDA. A convenience sample of 92 patients who visited Tokai University Hospital and three other affiliated hospitals were asked to fill out the Medical Outcome Study 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) during the course of treatment (baseline, and 1 and 3 months after the start of treatment). At baseline, vitality and general health scores were significantly lower than the Japanese national norms. After the start of therapy, however, a significant improvement was seen in all domain scores except role emotional (RE), and at 3 months all eight scores were comparable to or greater than the national norms. In particular, physical functioning and vitality scores of patients with a lower hemoglobin level ( < 9.0 g/dl) at baseline showed a dramatic improvement. Iron supplementation in IDA patients improves not only hemoglobin levels, but also physical function, vitality, and general health perception.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0962-9343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1559-63
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Health-related quality of life among Japanese women with iron-deficiency anemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Bohseidai, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan. andok@keyaki.cc.u-tokai.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article