A cross-sectional study: caregiver burden and related determinants of adult patients with β-thalassemia major in mainland China

• Main Authors: Runqi Zhang (Author), Shuo Zhang (Author), Jing Ming (Author), Jing Xie (Author), Baoguo Liu (Author), Weihang Jiang (Author), Yingjie Fu (Author), Xuemei Zhen (Author), Xiaojie Sun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The informal caregivers of adult patients with β-thalassemia major (β-TM) bear not only physical but also emotional and economic pressures of providing care. This study is the first to evaluate the caregiver burden by Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) of adult patients with β-TM in ma...