Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) has been associated with low quality of life, even after biochemical cure. However little data is available on long term follow-up. The aim of the study was to analyse 10-year follow-up of quality of life (QoL) in patients in remission of CS.Methods: 24 patients in remission of CS followed in Hospital Sant Pau were included in this study (3 men, 21 pituitary origin, 3 adrenal; mean baseline age 45.1 ± 14.1...

Context: Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is a rare endocrine disease, due to cortisol hypersecretion. CS patients have several comorbidities, often still present after biochemical cure. There are no specific nursing healthcare programs to address this disease and achieve improved health related quality of life (HRQoL). Thus, an educational nursing intervention in these patients, through the development and promotion of specific educational tools, appears to be justified.<p cl...