ArticleBMC women's health2023
Quality of life, social support, and adherence in female patients with thyroid disorders.
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- The impact of self-care training using the teach-back method with telephone follow-up on adherence to treatment in patients with hypothyroidism: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC health services research · 2025Trial
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- PERSPECTIVE: Prioritizing quality of life in the management of hyperthyroidism: an expert clinical perspective.Endocrine connections · 2026Review
- Quality of Life, Perceived Social Support, and Treatment Adherence Among Methadone Maintenance Program Users: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Clinical and Dosimetric Predictors of Early Onset Postradiation Hypothyroidism in Patients with Head and Neck Malignancies: A Logistic Regression Analysis.Oncology and therapy · 2025Article
- Factors linked to poor self-rated health in thyroid disorder patients: findings from LASI Wave-I.Thyroid research · 2025Article
- Application of Thyroid Hormones in Women's Hair for the Non-Invasive Prediction of Graves' Disease.Biomolecules · 2025Article
- Connecting the Dots: Exploring the Association Between Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Thyroid Disorders.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundAccording to the 2010 European Health Interview Survey, 51% of women in Hungary have a chronic disease, and is among the poorest quartile in the EU countries. Thyroid diseases affected more than 650,000 women in 2021 based on a recent report by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Despite the high prevalence rates, quality of life in these patients is scarcely researched in Hungary. To fill this gap, this study aims to explore the associations of the quality of life of thyroid patients in Hungary with social support and adherence.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted via an online questionnaire. Data from 885 female Hungarian thyroid patients with pharmacological treatment (M = 35.6 years, SD = 10.7, age range: 18-73 years) were analyzed. Participants were divided into two patient groups based on the type of thyroid disorder: hypothyroidism (n = 824; 93.1%) and hyperthyroidism (n = 61; 6.9%). Group comparisons, correlations, and a mediation model were performed to explore differences between thyroid patients.
resultsNo differences were found between patients with different types of thyroid disorders in quality of life, adherence, and social support. Consistent, weak associations were found between quality of life and social support in both patient groups. Higher perceived social support partially explained the relationship between adherence and life quality in thyroid patients.
conclusionsNo substantial differences were found between patients with different types of thyroid disease in mental well-being indicators. These patients are psychologically more vulnerable and need a socially supportive environment to recover, because higher adherence is associated with a better quality of life, and social support can facilitate this process.
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