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ea0015p240 | Pituitary | SFEBES2008

The short and long-term effect of growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy on quality of life in adults with severe growth hormone deficiency

Behan Lucy Ann , Rogers Bairbre , Connolly Cara , Burrows Samantha , O'Sullivan Eoin P , Crowley Rachel K , Smith Diarmuid , Agha Amar

Adult GH deficiency is associated with poor quality of life (QoL) which has been shown to improve with GH replacement is some but not all, mainly short-term studies. In addition, it remains unclear whether this improvement in QoL is sustainable.We aimed to establish the short and long-term effect of GH replacement on QoL in 167 adult patients with severe GH deficiency in a prospective study. QoL was assessed using the quality of life-assessment of growth...