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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Webb, Susan, Valassi, Elena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:20.500.12328/3434
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/3434
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11102-022-01245-9
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave: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
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Sumario: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.