Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: Slovakia is gradually implementing health technology assessment (HTA). This method evaluated the issue of possible overuse of laboratory and imaging investigations in thyroidology for the last 10 years. The analysis being divided between 2008–2011 and 2012–2017. In this study we publish the outputs from the first stage phase.Methods: The study was conducted using data from patient records of the General Health Insurance Company, a.s...

The prevalence of endocrinologic diseases in Slovak Republic in 2015 was about 390 000 patients e.g. the prevalence was about 7.1%. The objective of this study was to find out the basic relevant characteristics of delivery of endocrinologic care based on data from General Insurance Company with covering cca 63% of all inhabitants.Methods: The combined analysis from the GIC data was used.Results: 246 195 patients, 212 977 women and ...

Objectives: The prevalence of thyreoid diseases eg hyperthyreosis and hypothyreosis in Slovak Republic is about 240 000 patients. The objective of this study was to find out the level of quality of life (QoL) in patients and other relevant characteristics of diseaseas.Methods: The primary method used for the analysis of QoL was the own orginal combined questionnaire. Statistical methods from Excel 2010 were used in results evaluation.<p class="abstex...

Objectives: Between 2010 to 2018, the number of patients with thyroid disease in the Slovak Republic grew by 43.4%. We investigated the development of physical, laboratory, USG thyroid examinations and economic costs over the period 2010–2017.Methods: The study was conducted using data from patient records of the General Health Insurance Company, which registered approximately 3,497,265 policyholders (66.13%) in 2010 and 3,238,500 policyholders (62...

Objectives: Thyroid screening in pregnancy has in Slovakia started in 2009 on the basis of a ministerial guidance for diagnosis and therapy of autoimmune diseases of thyroid gland in pregnant women. (source: Vestník MZ SR 39., 2009, pp. 33–39). Its effectiveness was analysed in 2016 and compared with a similar analysis from 2011. The analysis was aimed to verify the implementation rate of the Guidance in practice.Methods: Records from pregnant...