Quality of life (QOL) in patients with acromegaly is severely impaired: Use of a novel measure of QOL: Acromegaly Quality of Life Questionnaire

Susannah V. Rowles, L. Prieto, X. Badia, Steven M. Shalet, Susan M. Webb, Peter J. Trainer

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    Abstract

    Acromegaly Quality of Life Questionnaire (AcroQoL) is a new disease-generated quality of life (QOL) questionnaire comprising 22 questions covering physical and psychological aspects of acromegaly and subdivided into "appearance" and "personal relations" categories. We have performed a cross-sectional study of QOL in 80 patients [43 male (mean age, 54.2 yr; range, 20-84); median GH, 0.93ng/ml (range,
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3337-3341
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
    Volume90
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2005

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