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Relevant articles were searched through PubMed, Scopus, and EBSCOhost
from the inception of these databases until 1stFebruary 2022. The medical subject headings (MeSH) terms and keywords
used were “medication adherence” OR “medication compliance” OR
“treatment adherence” OR “treatment compliance” OR ”Treatment
Adherence and Compliance”[Mesh] AND “quality of life” OR “SF36”
OR “EQ-5D” or “health-related quality of life” OR “survival rate”
OR “quality adjusted life years” or ”Quality of Life”[Mesh] AND
“health outcome*” OR “health result*” OR “medical outcome*” OR
“medical result*” OR “MRI” OR “Serum ferritin” OR “Iron overload
complication*” OR “iron related complication*” OR “survival rate”
OR “Quality adjusted life years” OR ”Outcome Assessment, Health
Care”[Mesh] OR “clinical outcome*” OR “clinical result*” OR
“healthcare outcome*” OR “healthcare result*” OR “medical care
outcome*” OR “medical care result” OR “health related outcome*” OR
“health related result*” OR “medical related outcome*” OR “medical
related result*” AND “Thalassemia” OR “thalassaemia” OR “beta
thalassemia” OR “beta thalassaemia” OR ”beta thalassemia” [Mesh].