Preferences of patients, clinicians, and healthy controls for the management of a Bethesda III thyroid nodule.

Background: Active surveillance is propagated as an alternative for hemithyroidectomy in the management of Bethesda III thyroid nodules.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey questioned respondents on their willingness to accept risks related to active surveillance and hemithyroidectomy.

Results: In case of active surveillance, respondents (129 patients, 46 clinicians, and 66 healthy controls) were willing to accept a risk of 10%-15% for thyroid cancer and 15% for needing more extensive surgery in the future.

Preferences of patients and clinicians for treatment of Graves' disease: a discrete choice experiment.

Objective: Treatment options for Graves' disease (GD) consist of antithyroid drugs (ATD), radioactive iodine (RAI) and total thyroidectomy (TT). Guidelines recommend to discuss these options with patients, taking into account patients' preferences. This study aims to evaluate and compare patients' and clinicians' preferences and the trade-offs made in choosing treatment.