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ea0029p1375 | Pituitary Clinical | ICEECE2012

Quality of life and mood disturbances in patients with acromegaly followed-up in a single center

Anagnostis P. , Efstathiadou Z. , Vounaki A. , Maria C. , Selalmatzidou D. , Gotoufa G. , Kita M.

Introduction: Acromegaly is a chronic disease associated with impairment of quality of life (QoL) and psychological status. The aim of the present study was to assess QoL and mood disturbance in patients with acromegaly.Description of methods/design: It was a comparative, cross-sectional study conducted in the department of Endocrinology at a tertiary medical centre of northern Greece in 2011. AcroQoL questionnaire was used to assess QoL in acromegalics ...