title: [Measurement of health-related quality of life in thyroid patients].
abstract: Few studies describing the health-related quality of life (HRQL) in thyroid patients have been published and a validated thyroid-specific HRQL measure is lacking. Studies indicate reduced HRQL in thyroid patients, but the studies are small or methodologically weak. Many clinically-relevant questions about HRQL and thyroid disease remain unanswered and the current sparse results are contradictory. This may be due to the lack of a valid HRQL measurement. Hopefully, increased focus on HRQL and the development of a valid thyroid-specific HRQL measure will improve this status.
authors: Odense Universitetshospital. t.watt@rh.dk
authors: Torquil
authors: T
authors: Watt
authors: Ulla
authors: U
authors: Feldt-Rasmussen
authors: Ase Krogh
authors: AK
authors: Rasmussen
authors: Lazlo
authors: L
authors: Hegedüs
authors: Steen Joop
authors: SJ
authors: Bonnema
authors: Mogens
authors: M
authors: Grønvold
authors: Jakob Bue
authors: JB
authors: Bjørner
mesh_terms: D006042:Goiter / Q000523:psychology; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000523:psychology*