Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Thyroid Eye Disease.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

Stein and Doheny Eye Institutes, University of California, Los Angeles 90095, USA.

Published: August 2022

Health-related quality of life (HQOL) is a concept that aims to understand the totality of an individual's experience of their disease state. This can include the physical, psychosocial, emotional, and psychological effects of a disease state. A complex and multifactorial concept, HQOL can be challenging to measure accurately and reliably. Thyroid eye disease (TED), as a multifaceted physically debilitating and facial disfiguring disorder, presents unique challenges and opportunities in the measurement of HQOL. Multiple distinct tools have been developed for this purpose, each has been constructed, assessed, and utilized. This discussion surveys the landscape of TED-related QOL measurement and presents challenges for the future. Clinicians and clinical researchers should implement TED-related QOL measurement as part of routine TED care and as a primary outcome in TED clinical trials. We recommend utilizing the Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO)-QOL routinely in clinical practice and as a primary outcome in TED clinical trials. If the GO-QOL is too time-consuming or in mild TED, a faster alternative is the TED-QOL.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9359445PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgac230DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

health-related quality
8
quality life
8
thyroid eye
8
eye disease
8
disease state
8
ted-related qol
8
qol measurement
8
primary outcome
8
outcome ted
8
ted clinical
8

Similar Publications

Dental care and services of children and young people with cerebral palsy in Australia: A comprehensive survey of oral health-related quality of life.

Spec Care Dentist

January 2025

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, Specialty of Child & Adolescent Health, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine & Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Aims: To investigate caregiver-reported dental care experiences and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children and young people with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: Between May and August 2023, caregivers of children and young people from three Australian states were invited to complete questionnaires, including the Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP-SF 19).

Results: Sixty-eight caregivers participated in the survey.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objectives: Health-Significant Quality of Life Measure (Health-SigQOLM) provides a generic and dynamic assessment of Health-related quality of life (HRQOL). This study aims to assess the HRQOL among healthy and non-healthy participants with varying chronic diseases.

Results: Comparisons between healthy and non-healthy participants revealed statistically significant differences (p < 0.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Laparoscopic and Endoscopic cooperative surgery as Rescue-treatment for Advanced gastric Cancer in patients Unfit for Surgery (LE-RACUS): protocol for a feasibility study.

Pilot Feasibility Stud

January 2025

Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Division of Surgery and Oncology, Karolinska Institutet, Hälsovägen 13, 141 57, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.

Background: The standard treatment for advanced gastric cancer without metastasis is gastrectomy in combination with chemotherapy. Some patients cannot tolerate such treatment because of old age or comorbidities. In this study, we want to test the feasibility of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Cooperative Surgery (LECS) as a less invasive treatment option.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

This study investigates the phenolic compounds (PC), volatile compounds (VC), and fatty acids (FA) of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) derived from the Turkish olive variety "Sarı Ulak", along with ADMET, DFT, molecular docking, and gene network analyses of significant molecules identified within the EVOO. Chromatographic methods (GC-FID, HPLC) were employed to characterize FA, PC, and VC profiles, while quality parameters, antioxidant activities (TAC, ABTS, DPPH) were assessed via spectrophotometry. The analysis revealed a complex composition of 40 volatile compounds, with estragole, 7-hydroxyheptene-1, and 3-methoxycinnamaldehyde as the primary components.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an ACT and compassion-based intervention for women with breast cancer: study protocol of two randomised controlled trials {1}.

Trials

January 2025

Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.

Background: Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women worldwide and carries a considerable psychosocial burden. Interventions based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and compassion-based approaches show promise in improving adjustment and quality of life in people with cancer. The Mind programme is an integrative ACT and compassion-based intervention tailored for women with breast cancer, which aims to prepare women for survivorship by promoting psychological flexibility and self-compassion.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!