ThyPRO, over de inzet van kwaliteit van leven-vragenlijsten (vervolg)
Hypothyroidism is often diagnosed, and subsequently treated, due to health-related quality of life (HRQL) issues. However, HRQL following treatment has never previously been assessed in longitudinal descriptive studies using validated instruments. Disease-specific as well as generic quality of life is widely impacted in autoimmune hypothyroidism and improves during the first six months of levothyroxine therapy Kristian Hillert Winther, Per Cramon, Torquil Watt, Jakob Bue Bjorner, Ola Ekholm, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Mogens Groenvold, Åse Krogh Rasmussen, Laszlo Hegedüs, Steen Joop Bonnema Objective To investigate disease-specific (ThyPRO) and generic (SF-36) HRQL, following levothyroxine therapy in patients with hypothyroidism due to autoimmune thyroiditis. Methods This prospective cohort study was set at endocrine outpatient clinics at two Danish university hospitals. Seventy-eight consecutive patients were enrolled and completed HRQL questionnaires before, six weeks, and six mon