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Objective: This study was planned to determine the relationship between quality of life, emotional and nutritional status of individuals diagnosed with primary hypothyroidism. Methods: The research was carried out on 106 individuals who applied to the endocrinology and metabolism polyclinic of a university hospital in Anatolia and diagnosed with overt and subclinical hypothyroidism by a doctor. A questionnaire was applied to the individuals participating in the study by face-to-face interview method,24-hour food consumption records and anthropometric measurements were taken, and some biochemical parameters were analyzed. Thyroid Patients' Quality of Life Scale was used for the quality of life of the patients, and the Profile of Mood States scale was used to evaluate their mood. Results: Participants were divided into two groups as overt and subclinical hypothyroidism. The mean age of patients with overt hypothyroidism (n=44) was 45.30±9.98 years, the mean age of patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (n=62) was 44.48±10.80 years. It was determined that the body mass index was positively correlated with the quality of life subscale, goiter symptom, cognitive and cosmetic complaints sub-dimension, moderately positive, positively weakly correlated with hypothyroid symptom and ocular symptom sub-dimension. Among the mood profile subscales, only tension-anxiety and BMI were negatively and weakly significant. When biochemical parameters were examined, serum vitamin D, sodium and hemoglobin levels were found to be higher in the subclinical hypothyroidism group than in the overt hypothyroid group. Conclusion: It has been determined that the quality of life of individuals diagnosed with hypothyroidism is low and individuals should be given nutrition education and studies to improve physical and mental health should be done. |
