Quality of life among patients on levothyroxine: A cross-sectional study.
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SUBMITTER: Al Quran T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7607046 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
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Quality of life among patients on levothyroxine: A cross-sectional study.
Al Quran Thekraiat T Bataineh Ziad Z Al-Mistarehi Abdel-Hameed AH Okour Abdulhakeem A Beni Yonis Othman O Khassawneh Adi A AbuAwwad Rana R Al Qura'an Anood A
Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) 20201024
<h4>Background</h4>Thyroid disorders affect the life quality of patients in various aspects. The present work aims at investigating the effect of thyroid hormonal status on the quality of life (QoL) among patients receiving Levothyroxine at the level of primary healthcare.<h4>Methods</h4>All patients receiving Levothyroxine at an academic primary healthcare center were included in a cross-sectional evaluation. QoL was measured by the Thyroid-Related Patient-Reported Outcome questionnaire (ThyPRO ...[more]
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