Quality of life and its influencing factors in patients with hyperthyroidism / 中华地方病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the quality of life and its influencing factors in patients with hyperthyroidism.Methods:From June 2017 to June 2019, patients with hyperthyroidism who were first diagnosed in the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical College were selected as the research objects, and the quality of life of the patients was assessed by the Chinese version of World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Scale (WHOQOL-BREF). Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) and Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) were used to evaluate the psychological status of the patients. Univariate analysis was used to compare the differences of general information (age, gender, course of disease, marital status, education level, occupation, monthly family income, family relationship, thyroid ophthalmopathy, laboratory examination, thyroid crisis, anxiety level, and depression level) among patients with different quality of life. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the related factors affecting the quality of life of patients with hyperthyroidism.Results:There were 120 patients, aged (45.42 ± 6.38) years old, including 42 males and 78 females. The WHOQOL-BREF score was (76.58 ± 10.42) points, ranging from 25 to 106 points. Among them, 49 cases (40.83%) had high scores (≥80 points) and 71 cases (59.17%) had low scores (<80 points). Univariate analysis showed that there were differences in the quality of life among different marital status, education level, monthly family income, family relationship, thyroid ophthalmopathy, FT 3, FT 4, anxiety level and depression level ( P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that thyroid ophthalmopathy, divorce or widowhood, monthly family income < 2 000 yuan, family disharmony, depression or anxiety, abnormal FT 4 and FT 3 were the risk factors affecting the quality of life of patients with hyperthyroidism ( P < 0.05). Conclusion:The overall quality of life of patients with hyperthyroidism is low, especially those with thyroid ophthalmopathy, divorce or widowhood, monthly family income < 2 000 yuan, family disharmony, depression, anxiety, FT 4 or FT 3 abnormalities.