Psychological complications in patients with acromegaly: relationships with sex, arthropathy, and quality of life.

Biagio CangianoEmanuele GiustiCaterina PremoliDavide SorannaGiovanni VitaleSilvia GrottoliValeria CambriaGiovanna MantovaniRoberta MungariPietro MaffeiFrancesca DassieAntonella GiampietroSabrina ChiloiroMaria Laura TandaSilvia IppolitoSalvatore CannavòMarta RagoneseAntonella ZambonLuca Persani Letizia Maria Fatti Massimo Scacchinull null

Published in: Endocrine (2022)

We report a high prevalence of depression in acromegaly, which is associated with female sex and arthropathy. Both depression and arthropathy strongly and independently contribute to the impaired QoL of patients. Our study shows that assessment and monitoring of psychological status is mandatory in acromegaly, also suggesting an inexpensive tool for this assessment.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
depressive symptoms
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
growth hormone
prognostic factors
risk factors
patient reported outcomes
physical activity