Endocrine Abstracts

Cushing’s syndrome is a rare disease and difficult to diagnose. Lots of patients have symptoms many years before diagnosis. A number of different physical and psychological signs and symptoms can be present. After successful surgery, psychological and physical recovery may take a long time. Even after long-term remission of Cushing’s syndrome, patients report more negative illness perceptions compared with patients with other acute or chronic conditions. Endocrine nu...

Introduction: Adequate hormone replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency (AI) is essential. Patients should have basic knowledge about their condition and how to minimise the change on an adrenal crisis. Education on how and when hydrocortisone replacement therapy should be adjusted together with instruction and practice an emergency injection are considered important measures to prevent a crisis. A nurse-led group-based education programme (GEP) was developed, and given fr...

Introduction: Adequate hormone replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency is essential. Patients should have basic knowledge about their condition and what to do in situations which could trigger an adrenal crisis. Education on how and when hydrocortisone replacement therapy should be adjusted as well as instruction and practice an emergency injection are considered important measures to prevent an adrenal crisis. A standardized nurse-led group-based education programme (GEP...