Smoking and endocrine disorders.

Patients suffering from endocrine disorders, which affect the function of central nervous system, need a special care and approach in the process of smoking cessation. The process of informing about negative effects of smoking addiction, including potential aggravation of the disease, has to be specially tailored to the need of the patient and the type of the disease. The informing physician should also serve as a model by not smoking and try to confirm the patient about positive benefits of quitting smoking.

Subclinical hyperthyroid patients' knowledge about radioiodine therapy--the key role of medical information.

Objectives: Many patients with a chronic disease are dissatisfied with the information they are given. A brief questionnaire completed by patients would assist health professionals to identify areas of information needed to be provided, tailored to the patient's mental condition.

Aim: The aim of our study was to assess how often thyroid patients report being adequately informed about iodine treatment in connection with their real need thereof, emotional state and acceptance of the disease.

[Psychological view of thyroid cancer and in hyperthyroid Graves' patients - comparative exploration].

Introduction: The aim of study was the evaluation of association between psychometric factors in patients with thyroid cancer and in Graves' hyperthyroid patients.

Material And Methods: We examined 50 patients with differentiated thyroid cancer, 42 females (84.75%), 8 males aged from 32 to 64 yr.

[Quality of life in Graves' ophthalmopathy (continuation of research)].

The previous research concerning "quality of life" in Graves patients with ophthalmopathy appeared to be a very important direction in health promotion. This drives us to continue enhancement of the quality of life in this group. The biggest deficiency we found to be in the life sphere activity and professional activity, interpersonal relations and positive self-estimation.