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  Abstract

 Background and Objectives

 The complex nature of hemophilia and negative effects on patient body, mind and spiritual state can affect their quality of life. The aim of this study was to compare the different dimensions of quality of life between healthy and hemophilia teenagers.

 Materials and Methods

 In this descriptive-comparative study, 64 teenagers with similar demographic characteristics like age, sex, and socioeconomic status were randomly divided in two groups of case and control in Seyed Al-Shohada hospital. Data were collected through questionnaires filled out at two times by the researcher. Data were analyzed by using SPSS15, paired t-test, independent t-test and Man Whitney.

 Results

  Average scores of physical, psychological and environmental aspects for quality of life and average total score of quality of life in the control group were significantly different from the case group (p > 0.001). The average scores of social dimention of quality of life in both groups in the first and second evaluation were not significantly different.

 Conclusions

 Regarding the poor quality of life in teenagers with hemophilia compared with healthy teenagers, measures to improve the quality of life in all its aspects seem to be essential.