Education section
thalassemia, thalassemia disease, nutritional behaviors
THALASSEMIA, TRANSFUSION DEPENDENT THALASSEMIA, COMPLICATIONS
The educational content was designed to increase patient awareness, patient attitudes, and self-care behaviors. In the education section, a set of tutorials on self-care in thalassemia was provided to the users, including thalassemia disease, complications of thalassemia and how to deal with them, general self-care and its importance in thalassemia, such as diet and nutritional behaviors, physical activity, stress management, smoking, iron chelation (training on using chelators, side effects, and time of use), blood transfusion, and importance of regular visits of specialties. In addition, some contents were provided for improving psychological and social issues related to thalassemia, such as self-concept and body image, and creating positive thinking and hope.The educational content was extracted from relevant sources, such as Guidelines for the Management of Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia [