Severity of hypothyroidism is inversely associated with impaired quality of life in patients referred to an endocrine clinic

Severity of hypothyroidism is inversely associated with impaired quality of life in patients referred to an endocrine clinic

Abstract Purpose We investigated the association between health-related quality of life (HRQL) and the severity of hypothyroidism at diagnosis in patients referred to a secondary hospital clinic. Methods Sixty-seven adult patients referred from primary care were enrolled. All patients had newly diag...

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Main Authors: Camilla B. Larsen, Kristian Hillert Winther, Per Karkov Cramon, Åse Krogh Rasmussen, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Mogens Groenvold, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Laszlo Hegedüs, Torquil Watt, Steen Joop Bonnema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Thyroid Research
Subjects:
Hypothyroidism
Autoimmune thyroiditis
Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL)
Disease severity
Triiodothyronine (T3)
Levothyroxine (LT4) substitution
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-023-00178-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13044-023-00178-0

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