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ArticleScientific reports2020

Health-related quality of life analysis in differentiated thyroid carcinoma patients after thyroidectomy.

Jie Li, Bo Zhang, Yang Bai, Yonghong Liu, Buyong Zhang, Jian Jin

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jie LiThe Fourth Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central hospital, Hebei, China. lijiepw@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9298-1920
Bo ZhangThe Fourth Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central hospital, Hebei, China.
Yang BaiThe Fourth Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central hospital, Hebei, China.
Yonghong LiuThe Fourth Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central hospital, Hebei, China.
Buyong ZhangThe Fourth Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central hospital, Hebei, China.
Jian JinThe Fourth Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Cangzhou Central hospital, Hebei, China.
Cangzhou Central Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) has a good prognosis and survival rate, long-term medication and recurrence monitoring might be needed. The factors that affect postoperative health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with DTC in different regions remain unclear or conflicting. The purpose of this study was to assess the factors that influence the HRQoL of DTC patients after surgery. This study selected 174 patients with DTC who underwent thyroidectomy. Additionally, 174 participants who were matched by age, gender, and socioeconomic status were recruited from the population as the control group. Both the DTC and control population groups were invited to answer the HRQoL questionnaire SF-36. Scores on seven domains of the HRQoL including role-physical (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role-emotional (RE), and mental health (MH), were significantly lower for DTC patients than for the control population. The patients with no comorbidities had much higher scores on the 8 domains of the SF-36 than DTC patients with two or more comorbidities (all P < 0.05). Hypertension, diabetes and depression were the predictive factors of a poor Physical Component Summary (PCS) score and diabetes and depression were predictive factors of the Mental Component Summary (MCS) score at one year of follow-up (all P < 0.05). HRQoL is significantly influenced by many sociodemographic and clinical factors. Hypertension, diabetes and depression had a negative impact on HRQoL in DTC patients. More attention and targeted intervention should be given to DTC patients after surgery to improve quality of life.

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Quality of LifeAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEmotionsFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedPostoperative PeriodThyroidectomyThyroid Neoplasms

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