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Background Patients report persisting impairment in quality of life (QoL) after treatment for pituitary disease. At present, there is no questionnaire to assess (a) whether patients with pituitary disease are bothered by these consequences, and (b) their needs for support. Objective To develop and validate a disease-specific questionnaire for patients with pituitary disease which incorporates patient...
Purpose Patients treated for pituitary adenomas generally report a reduced quality of life (QoL). At present, the patient’s perspective of QoL has not been fully addressed and this, and further insight in potential determinants of QoL in pituitary diseases is required to design strategies to improve QoL. We aimed to define patients’ perceived QoL and to identify potential factors they perceive to...
Purpose Pituitary adenomas give rise to physical and psychological symptoms, which may persist after biochemical cure. Growing attention has been paid to quality of life (QoL) in these patients. We aimed to systematically analyze QoL assessment methods and QoL outcome in these patients. Methods We conducted a systematic literature search up to January 2014 in PubMed, Web of Knowledge, PsycInfo and...
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