Therapy of hypothyroidism is based on the administration of appropriate doses of L-thyroxine (L-T4). A failure to achieve the TSH target may be due to poor compliance with the L-T4 therapy in about 60% of cases or to malabsorption in about 40% of cases. No tools are available for detecting malabsorption disorders before the choice of the most appropriate therapy. The aim of this study is to validate the EMPATHY questionnaire and to demonstrate its usefulness in indicating the most appropriate therapy.
EMPATHY: A new tool for identifying the most suitable thyroxine formulation in hypothyroid patients
Bellastella, Giuseppe;Maiorino, Maria Ida;Giugliano, Dario;Esposito, Katherine
2019
Abstract
Therapy of hypothyroidism is based on the administration of appropriate doses of L-thyroxine (L-T4). A failure to achieve the TSH target may be due to poor compliance with the L-T4 therapy in about 60% of cases or to malabsorption in about 40% of cases. No tools are available for detecting malabsorption disorders before the choice of the most appropriate therapy. The aim of this study is to validate the EMPATHY questionnaire and to demonstrate its usefulness in indicating the most appropriate therapy.File in questo prodotto:
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