RT Journal Article
T1 Health-Related Quality of Life in Levothyroxine-Treated Hypothyroid Women and Women without Hypothyroidism: A Case-Control Study.
A1 Romero-Gómez, Benjamín
A1 Guerrero-Alonso, Paula
A1 Carmona-Torres, Juan Manuel
A1 Pozuelo-Carrascosa, Diana P
A1 Laredo-Aguilera, José Alberto
A1 Cobo-Cuenca, Ana Isabel
K1 health
K1 hypothyroidism
K1 quality of life
K1 thyroid hormone
K1 women
AB 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) of a group of hypothyroid women under levothyroxine treatment with that of a group of non-hypothyroid women. A case-control study was performed. We used convenience sampling. The case group consisted of 152 levothyroxine-treated hypothyroid women; the control group consisted of 238 women without hypothyroidism disorders. All of the participants were euthyroid according to the clinical practice guidelines. We used as instruments the Short Form-12 questionnaire (SF-12v1) and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Hypothyroid women scored significantly lower in HRQOL in SF-12v1 mental and physical components than the control group (mental component summary: 41.23 ± 12.12 vs. 46.45 ± 10.22, p  Despite being euthyroid, women with hypothyroidism showed a poorer quality of life than women without hypothyroidism. Health professionals need to assess the HRQOL of women with hypothyroidism. Further research on HRQOL and hypothyroidism is needed.
SN 2077-0383
YR 2020
FD 2020-11-27
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28229
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/28229
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025