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ea0028p261 | Pituitary | SFEBES2012

Improving local services: using objective measures to determine levels of psychosocial need in pituitary patients

Jackson Sue , Pay Charlotte , Crown Anna

Introduction: In 2005, an explorative study was undertaken on behalf of the Pituitary Foundation (PF) to assess the psychosocial impact of living with a pituitary condition. The study found high levels of psychosocial distress among patients resulting in reduced quality of life (QoL). Improving QoL is central to the National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidance on improving outcomes for pituitary patients. The aim of this study was to utilise the same measures of psychos...