Patients on levothyroxine replacement in the community: association between hypothyroidism symptoms, co-morbidities and their quality of life

NC Tan, RQ Chew, RC Subramanian, U Sankari… - Family …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Patients may be symptomatic, resulting in lower quality of life (QOL), despite L-
thyroxine (LT4) therapy for hypothyroidism or having normal thyroid function. We …

Inadequate levothyroxine replacement for primary hypothyroidism is associated with poor health-related quality of life–a Brazilian multicentre study

PS Vigário, F Vaisman, CM Coeli, L Ward, H Graf… - Endocrine, 2013 - Springer
This study aimed to verify the impact of levothyroxine replacement on health-related quality
of life (HRQoL) in a Brazilian sample of primary hypothyroidism patients. A cross-sectional …

Effect of liothyronine treatment on quality of life in female hypothyroid patients with residual symptoms on levothyroxine therapy: a randomized crossover study

BA Bjerkreim, SS Hammerstad, HL Gulseth… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective The effects of levothyroxine (LT4)/liothyronine (LT3) combination therapy on
quality of life (QoL) in hypothyroid patients former on LT4 monotherapy have been …

What is the quality of life in patients treated with levothyroxine for hypothyroidism and how are we measuring it? A critical, Narrative review

F Borson-Chazot, JL Terra, B Goichot… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thyroid hormone replacement therapy (THRT, generally using oral levothyroxine (LT4)) is a
safe, effective means of treating hypothyroidism. However, a proportion of LT4-treated …

Health-related quality of life in levothyroxine-treated hypothyroid women and women without hypothyroidism: a case–control study

B Romero-Gómez, P Guerrero-Alonso… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The use of levothyroxine is not always related to the elimination of the symptoms of
hypothyroidism. The aim of this study is to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) …

Investigating levothyroxine use and its association with thyroid health in patients with hypothyroidism: a community pharmacy study

E Mehuys, B Lapauw, G T'Sjoen, T Christiaens… - Thyroid, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: To gain maximum therapeutic effect while minimizing side effects, it is
imperative for patients with hypothyroidism to use their levothyroxine (LT4) correctly, such as …

Predictors of improvement in quality of life when treating hypothyroidism

BB Medici, J Lerche la Cour, FK Knop… - Journal of thyroid …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Primary hypothyroidism is characterized by reduced quality of life (QoL).
Although thyrotropin (TSH) is utilized as the primary indicator of thyroid disease and …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life among patients on levothyroxine: A cross-sectional study

T Al Quran, Z Bataineh, AH Al-Mistarehi, A Okour… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Thyroid disorders affect the life quality of patients in various aspects. The
present work aims at investigating the effect of thyroid hormonal status on the quality of life …

Severity of hypothyroidism is inversely associated with impaired quality of life in patients referred to an endocrine clinic

CB Larsen, KH Winther, PK Cramon, ÅK Rasmussen… - Thyroid Research, 2023 - Springer
Purpose We investigated the association between health-related quality of life (HRQL) and
the severity of hypothyroidism at diagnosis in patients referred to a secondary hospital clinic …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life, daily functioning, and symptoms in hypothyroid patients on thyroid replacement therapy: A Dutch survey

E Molewijk, E Fliers, K Dreijerink, A van Dooren… - Journal of clinical & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To explore the nature and extent of possible residual complaints among Dutch
hypothyroid patients using thyroid replacement therapy, we initiated a comprehensive study …