[Measurement of health-related quality of life in thyroid patients].
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.
Watt
Torquil
T
Odense Universitetshospital. t.watt@rh.dk
Feldt-Rasmussen
Ulla
U
Rasmussen
Ase Krogh
AK
Hegedüs
Lazlo
L
Bonnema
Steen Joop
SJ
Grønvold
Mogens
M
Bjørner
Jakob Bue
JB
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*