Iron deficiency treatment pathway in Italy: patients' perceptions of diagnosis and treatment.

ABSTRACT: Aim: This 2023 online survey assessed the management of patients with iron deficiency anemia/iron deficiency without anemia (IDA/IDWA) in Italy. Materials & methods: The study used the patient's perspective to examine care pathways used to manage IDA/IDWA in Italy, to raise clinician awareness, improve patient care (earlier diagnosis, initiate appropriate treatment) and outcomes (reduce recurrence/progression). The survey questioned iron deficiency (ID) diagnoses of patients, their sources of information and influence, their knowledge of ID, perceptions and fears surrounding treatment, unmet needs and expectations, and underlying causes of treatment compliance and persistence. Results: Of the 404 respondents (102 males and 302 females) who completed the survey, all wer

SUBMITTER: Brignoli O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12679649 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature