title: Interventions for improving adherence to iron chelation therapy in people with sickle cell disease or thalassaemia.
abstract: This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To identify and assess the effectiveness of interventions to improve adherence to iron chelation therapy compared to standard care in people with SCD or thalassaemia including: identifying and assessing the effectiveness of different types of interventions (psychological and psychosocial, educational, medication interventions, or multi-component interventions);identifying and assessing the effectiveness of interventions specific to different age groups (children, adolescents, adults).
authors.affiliation: Systematic Review Initiative, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Fortin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Karen V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Madgwick
authors.affiliation: Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Marialena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trivella
authors.affiliation: Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hopewell
authors.affiliation: Systematic Review Initiative, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doree
authors.affiliation: Haematology/Transfusion Medicine, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: Lise J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Estcourt
mesh_terms: D012196:Review Literature as Topic