Quality of life impairment after a diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome
This brief review is devoted mainly to publications in the last 5 years dealing with health-related quality of life (QoL) after a diagnosis of endogenous hypercortisolism, due to pituitary-dependent Cushing’s disease (CD) or any other cause of Cushing syndrome (CS). Despite improvement after treatme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Publication date: | 2022 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repository: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:20.500.12328/3434 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/3434 https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11102-022-01245-9 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Qualitat de vida Síndrome de Cushing Deteriorament de la memòria Ansietat Depressió Malestar emocional Calidad de vida Deterioro de la memoria Ansiedad Depresión Quality of life Cushing syndrome Memory impairment Anxiety Depression Emotional distress 159.9 61 |
| Summary: | This brief review is devoted mainly to publications in the last 5 years dealing with health-related quality of life (QoL) after a diagnosis of endogenous hypercortisolism, due to pituitary-dependent Cushing’s disease (CD) or any other cause of Cushing syndrome (CS). Despite improvement after treatment, persistent physical morbidity, neurocognitive problems like worse executive capacity and memory as well as stress intolerance, depressive symptoms and more anxiety, lead to long-term impairment of QoL. |
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