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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 167, 期 5, 页码 687-695出版社
BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-12-0308
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- The Dutch Adrenal Society (NVACP)
- Friends of NVACP Foundation
Objective: The determinants that cause impaired quality of life (QOL) in patients in long-term remission of Cushing's syndrome (CS) are unknown. The aim of this study was to get more insight into the patient and disease characteristics related to impaired QOL in these patients. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: The QOL of 123 patients in remission of CS (age 52.2 +/- 12.0 years, 106 women, duration of remission 13.3 +/- 10.4 years, 80% pituitary CS), assessed with seven validated questionnaires, was compared with the QOL of an age- and sex-matched control group (n = 105). To investigate the influence of the aetiology of CS on QOL, patients in remission of pituitary and adrenal CS were compared. Furthermore, the influence of hormonal deficiencies, treatment strategy, duration of remission, gender and age on QOL was investigated. Results: QOL in the total patient group and each patient subgroup was significantly worse on practically all dimensions of questionnaires compared with the control group (P < 0.05), except for patients in remission of pituitary CS without hormonal deficiencies who had an impaired QOL on 50% of the QOL dimensions. Subgroup analysis revealed no difference in QOL between different patient groups, especially no difference between patients in remission of adrenal and pituitary CS. Female gender and a shorter duration of remission had a negative influence on QOL in the patient group. Conclusions: QOL remains impaired in patients in long-term remission of CS regardless of aetiology, presence of hormonal deficiencies and treatment strategies. More research is needed to establish the causes.
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