ea0015p240 | Pituitary | SFEBES2008
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...