Search terms

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].