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ArticleJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2023

Assessment of quality of life in patients with permanent hypoparathyroidism receiving conventional treatment.

Faten Cherchir, Ibtissem Oueslati, Meriem Yazidi, Fatma Chaker, Melika Chihaoui

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Article in Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Faten CherchirDepartment of endocrinology, La Rabta University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis-El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ibtissem OueslatiDepartment of endocrinology, La Rabta University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis-El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0002-4278-9447
Meriem YazidiDepartment of endocrinology, La Rabta University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis-El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Fatma ChakerDepartment of endocrinology, La Rabta University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis-El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Melika ChihaouiDepartment of endocrinology, La Rabta University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis-El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia.
Tunis University · TN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Patients with permanent hypoparathyroidism suffer from multiple complaints and are exposed to long-term complications that might compromise their well-being. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life (QoL) in patients with permanent hypoparathyroidism receiving conventional therapy and to determine the associated factors. Methods: This was a cross-sectional matched case-control study including 53 patients with permanent hypoparathyroidism and 53 matched controls. Biochemical blood parameters (calcium, phosphate, albumin, magnesium, 25-hydroxy-vitamin D, creatinine, TSH, and PTH) and 24-hours calciuria were measured in patients with hypoparathyroidism. QoL was assessed in all participants using the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36). Results: The study included 53 patients (41 women and 12 men) with hypoparathyroidism receiving conventional therapy.Their mean age was 52.8 ± 16.5 years. In comparison with controls, patients with hypoparathyroidism had significantly lower scores in all eight domains of SF-36 (p < 10 Conclusion: Patients with permanent hypoparathyroidism had impairment in their QoL. Age, socioeconomic conditions, renal function, magnesium level, and 25 hydroxy-vitamin D level may interfere in the decline of the QoL of these patients.

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Calcium levelHypoparathyroidismMagnesiumPTHQuality of lifeVitamin D

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PMID37975128
PMCPMC10638176
OpenAlexW4386786803

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