Psychological morbidity among children with transfusion dependent β-thalassaemia and their parents in Sri Lanka.
Sachith MettanandaRavindu PeirisHashan PathirajaMiyuru ChandradasaDayananda BandaraUdaya de SilvaChamila MettanandaAnuja PremawardhenaPublished in: PloS one (2020)
A higher proportion of patients with transfusion dependent β-thalassaemia had abnormal psychological symptom scores. Abnormal conduct symptoms were more prevalent among patients with HbE β-thalassaemia, those who were inadequately transfused and having hypothyroidism and undernutrition. Mothers of the children with transfusion dependent β-thalassaemia had significantly higher depressive symptoms which were significantly associated with psychological symptoms among children.