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      <JournalTitle>Pharmaspire</JournalTitle>
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      <Volume-Issue>Volume 16, Issue 02, 2024</Volume-Issue>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
      <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage>
      <Season>April - June</Season>
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        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>9</Day>
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      <ArticleType>Pharmacy Practice</ArticleType>
      <ArticleTitle>Evaluating the impact of iron deficiency anemia on quality of life using the FACT-Anemia scale in a tertiary care hospital</ArticleTitle>
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      <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage>
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      <FirstPage>45</FirstPage>
      <LastPage>53</LastPage>
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          <FirstName>Gulam</FirstName>
          <LastName>Varish1</LastName>
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          <FirstName>Kousik</FirstName>
          <LastName>Maparu2</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
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          <CorrespondingAuthor>Y</CorrespondingAuthor>
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          <FirstName>Rohit3*</FirstName>
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      <DOI>https://doi.org/10.56933/Pharmaspire.2024.16201</DOI>
      <Abstract>Background: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) reduces oxygen delivery, causing fatigue and a reduced quality of life. Despite its impact on daily functioning is often underestimated. The assessment of QoL in IDA is effective using the FACT-Anemia scale.&#13;
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Objectives: The research focused on assessing health-related QoL in IDA patients using the FACT-Anemia questionnaire at a tertiary care hospital.&#13;
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Methodology: A cross-sectional study (January through April 2025) with a convenience sample of 140 cases with IDA sought out patients enrolled with major comorbidities or pregnant patients. All patients completed the FACT-An (FACT-G severe fatigue subscale __ampersandsign anemia subscale). Clinical and Hemoglobin data were recorded. To analyze all predictors of FACT-An scores, Spearman__ampersandsign#39;s correlation, Kruskal-Wallis tests, and standard multivariable regression were used.&#13;
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Results: Among 140 participants (mean age group 19-28 years, 50.7% male), the severity of anemia significantly impacted QoL scores derived through the FACT-Anemia scale. A statistically significant week was observed, but negative correlations were found between hemoglobin and QoL scores (r? = -0.217, p = 0.010). The analysis using the Kruskal-Wallis test found a clear link between disease severity and overall QoL (p =</Abstract>
      <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage>
      <Keywords>Iron deficiency anemia,  Quality of life,  FACT-Anemia scale, Fatigue,  Hemoglobin Levels</Keywords>
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