Prevalence and severity of fatigue in treated hypothyroidism: results of a UK survey
Fatigue in treated hypothyroidism is very common, and the FACIT-F scores reported are comparable or worse than those recorded for many other chronic conditions. This study suggests that addressing fatigue in this patient group will be key to improving wellbeing and quality of life.
Authors
- Petros Perros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7320-5574)
- Julia Priestley
- Lydia Grixti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6250-4808)
- Earn H Gan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1707-130X)
- Cheryl McMullan
- Holly Fisher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8389-9140)
- Anna L. Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9946-183X)
- Simon H. S. Pearce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8384-8063)
- Anna Woollven
Institutions
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (GB)
- British Thyroid Foundation (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Thyroid Journal
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1530/etj-25-0044
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.88
Funders
- Medical Research Council