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Mashayekhi F, Rafati S, Rafati F, Pilehvarzadeh M, Mohammadi-Sardo M R. A study of caregiver burden in mothers with thalassemia children in Jiroft, 2013. Mod Care J 2014; 11 (3) :229-235
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Fatemeh Mashayekhi1 
, Shideh Rafati2 , Fouzieh Rafati *3 , Motahara Pilehvarzadeh1 , Mohammad Reza Mohammadi-Sardo4
, Shideh Rafati2 , Fouzieh Rafati *3 , Motahara Pilehvarzadeh1 , Mohammad Reza Mohammadi-Sardo4
1- Instructor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran
2- MSc in Biological Statistics, Member of the Research Center of Social Factors Affecting Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandarabbas, Iran
3- Rafati, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran. foozieh1384@yahoo.com
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran
2- MSc in Biological Statistics, Member of the Research Center of Social Factors Affecting Health Promotion, Faculty of Public Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandarabbas, Iran
3- Rafati, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran. foozieh1384@yahoo.com
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran
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Background and AimThalassemia is among the most prevalent hereditary disease in the south of Iran. Children with thalassemia need care from the first years of their life. Mothers play the key role in provision of care to these children. This may cause caregiver burden. Therefore, most women need support. This study was designed to assess caregiver burden in mothers of children with thalassemia in Jiroft, Iran. Materials and MethodsThis descriptive-correlative survey was performed in Jiroft in 2013. The participants included 160 mothers of thalassemia children with inclusion criteria who visited the thalassemia center of the city. Instruments included demographic information and the caregiver burden questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS v.21 using Pearson correlation and multivariant regression tests. The significance level was considered below 0.005 (p
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Received: 2026/01/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/26 | Published: 2026/01/26
Received: 2026/01/25 | Accepted: 2026/01/26 | Published: 2026/01/26
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