Long-term Quality of Life in Adult Survivors of Pediatric Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma

Introduction:Little is known about long-term quality of life (QoL) of survivors of pediatric differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate generic health-related QoL (HRQoL), fatigue, anxiety, and depression in adult survivors of pediatric DTC compared with matched...

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Published in:The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2017-04, Vol.102 (4), p.1218-1226
Main Authors: Nies, Marloes, Klein Hesselink, Mariëlle S, Huizinga, Gea A, Sulkers, Esther, Brouwers, Adrienne H, Burgerhof, Johannes G.M, van Dam, Eveline W.C.M, Havekes, Bas, van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Marry M, Corssmit, Eleonora P.M, Kremer, Leontien C.M, Netea-Maier, Romana T, van der Pal, Heleen J.H, Peeters, Robin P, Plukker, John T.M, Ronckers, Cécile M, van Santen, Hanneke M, Tissing, Wim J.E, Links, Thera P, Bocca, Gianni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age
Anxiety
Anxiety - psychology
Depression - psychology
Fatigue
Fatigue - psychology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Impairment
Life assessment
Male
Medical treatment
Mental depression
Mental Fatigue - psychology
Middle Aged
Pediatrics
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Socioeconomics
Survivors - psychology
Thyroid cancer
Thyroid carcinoma
Thyroid Neoplasms - therapy
Young Adult
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Summary:Introduction:Little is known about long-term quality of life (QoL) of survivors of pediatric differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate generic health-related QoL (HRQoL), fatigue, anxiety, and depression in adult survivors of pediatric DTC compared with matched controls, and to evaluate thyroid cancer-specific HRQoL in survivors only.Materials and methods:Adult survivors of pediatric DTC, diagnosed between 1970-2013 at age
ISSN:0021-972X
1945-7197
DOI:10.1210/jc.2016-2246