Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of two new condition-specific questionnaires: (1) the 18-item ThyDQoL, an individualised patient-centred measure of perceived impact of hypothyroidism on QoL, and (2) the 15-item ThySC symptom checklist in which patients provide 'bother' ratings for common hypothyroid symptoms.Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 110 adults with clinical or subclinical hypothyroidism [mean age: 55.1 plus/m...