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ea0029p45 | Adrenal cortex | ICEECE2012

Influencing factors on quality of life in patients with Addison’s disease

Meyer G. , Hackemann A. , Penna-Martinez M. , Badenhoop K.

Introduction: Several previous studies showed a reduced quality of life (QoL) in patients with Addison`s disease, but only few data on the potential influencing factors are available so far.Methods: We determined current QoL in 200 patients with Addison`s disease using AddiQoL-36, a questionnaire developed in collaboration with the European consortium Euradrenal. Furthermore, data about symptoms, diagnosis and medication were collected by questionnaires ...