Differentiated thyroid cancer: effect on quality of life, depression, and anxiety

Helvacı B. C., Yalçın M. M., Yalcın Ş. N. G., Arslan E., Altinova A. E., Törüner F. S.

HORMONES-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, cilt.22, sa.3, ss.367-374, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s42000-023-00449-3
  • Dergi Adı: HORMONES-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.367-374
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thyroid cancer, Quality of life, Depression, Anxiety
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

ContextThyroid cancer is the mostcommon endocrine cancer, the lifelong risk for which is approximately 1%. Despite favorable prognosis and well-tolerated treatment modalities, numerous studies have shown that thyroid cancer survivors have impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Patients are also more frequently affected by depression and anxiety.ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate HRQoL, depression, and anxiety status in female patients with DTC.Design, subjects, and methodsWe compared HRQoL, depression, and anxiety status in 114 female thyroid cancer survivors with 110 healthy subjects via a cross-sectional design. For this purpose, we utilized short-form 36 (SF-36), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).ResultsThe majority of the patients (82%) were stage I. Fifty-seven patients (51%) received radioiodine treatment. Regarding HRQoL, depression, and anxiety between groups, thyroid cancer survivors did worse on every aspect of SF-36 than the control group (p < 0.05). Thyroid cancer survivors had higher BDI and BAI scores (p < 0.05). In those receiving RAI, the dose of RAI, lymph node dissection, and tumor stage did not affect SF-36, depression, and anxiety scores. Duration since diagnosis also did not affect results.ConclusionOur study further confirms the observation that survivors of DTC have impaired HRQoL. Furthermore, they are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.