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SynthesisQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2018

Systematic review of quality of life in Turner syndrome.

Carolina Trombeta Reis, Maíra Seabra de Assumpção, Gil Guerra-Junior, Sofia Helena Valente de Lemos-Marini

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Synthesis in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Turner syndrome: mechanisms and management.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Carolina Trombeta ReisSchool of Medicine, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo,126, Cidade Universitaria, Campinas, SP, 13083-887, Brazil. caroltreis@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-2400-1409
Maíra Seabra de AssumpçãoSchool of Medicine, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo,126, Cidade Universitaria, Campinas, SP, 13083-887, Brazil.
Gil Guerra-JuniorDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo,126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP, 13083-887, Brazil.
Sofia Helena Valente de Lemos-MariniDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo,126, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP, 13083-887, Brazil.

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 870389/1997-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to systematically review the available literature on "quality of life" (QoL) or "health-related quality of life" (HRQoL) in Turner syndrome (TS) patients and to analyze the relations among height, puberty, and the use of growth hormone (GH) and the QoL of TS patients.

methodsAn electronic bibliographic search was conducted through the PubMed, Embase, Bireme, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. The main terms were "Quality of Life" and "Turner syndrome."

resultsAmong the databases, 559 articles were found; after the selection process, 13 studies were selected. A quality assessment was conducted, and all the studies were of high quality. Eight well-known QoL questionnaires were used, and the selected studies presented factors that may be related to the QoL of TS patients, such as height, puberty, and GH use. However, a more detailed understanding of which factors are associated with the QoL of TS patients is still needed, which may be due to the lack of specific QoL instruments involving important aspects related to TS.

conclusionThe QoL of TS patients appears to be compromised, but existing data regarding the relations among height, puberty, and GH and QoL are still controversial. Although these factors should be carefully considered in TS patients, it was not possible to determine whether they have a significant relation with the QoL of TS patients.

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AdolescentBody HeightChildFemaleHuman Growth HormoneHumansQuality of LifeSexual MaturationSurveys and QuestionnairesTurner SyndromeHuman Growth HormoneBody heightGrowth hormonePubertyQuality of lifeTurner syndrome

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PMID29427215

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