A cross-sectional study: caregiver burden and related determinants of adult patients with β-thalassemia major in mainland China
Runqi Zhang,
Shuo Zhang,
Jing Ming
et al.
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 mainland China and to identify predictors of caregiver burden.
Methods
In this cross-sectional study, we conducted an online survey with snowball sampling covering… Show more
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