Journal of Psychiatry

Umut Elboga

Publications

• Research Article
  Effect of Short Term Thyroxin Withdrawal on Health Related Quality of Life in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Patients
  Author(s): Umut Elboga, Gülçin Elboga, Ebuzer Kalender, Hasan Deniz Demir, Ertan Sahin, Mustafa Basıbuyuk, Fusun Aydogan, Zeki Celen Y and Mesut OzkayaUmut Elboga, Gülçin Elboga, Ebuzer Kalender, Hasan Deniz Demir, Ertan Sahin, Mustafa Basıbuyuk, Fusun Aydogan, Zeki Celen Y and Mesut Ozkaya
  
  Background: We aimed to study the HRQL in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) during hypothyroidism due to thyroxin withdrawal, which is induced routinely for iodine-131 (I-131) whole body scan and ablative treatment. Methods: Between September 2011 and March 2012, eligible patients with DTC who were referred to our institution for diagnostic or therapeutic radioiodine administration under hypothyroid conditions due to thyroid hormone withdrawal were asked to complete the psychological instruments rating their HRQL and psychological status. HRQL was studied using the Short Form (SF-36), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Profile of Mood States (POMS), the total mood disturbance (TMD) score, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).One hundred and forty three hypothyroid patients with DTC (F=101, M=42, age=58.7 yrs) who were .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/Psychiatry.1000254

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