Patients’ attitudes and perceptions towards treatment of hypothyroidism in general practice: an in-depth qualitative interview study

Patients’ attitudes and perceptions towards treatment of hypothyroidism in general practice: an in-depth qualitative interview study

Background: Suboptimal thyroid hormone replacement is common in patients with hypothyroidism and the behavioural factors underlying this are poorly understood. Aim: To explore the attitudes and perceptions of patients to thyroid hormone replacement therapy. Design & setting: An in-depth qualitat...

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Main Authors: Rosie Dew, Kathryn King, Onyebuchi E Okosieme, Simon Pearce, Gemma Donovan, PeterTaylor, Graham Leese, Janis Hickey, Salman Razvi, Colin Dayan, Scott Wilkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal College of General Practitioners 2017-06-01
Series:BJGP Open
Subjects:
general practice
levothyroxine
hypothyroidism
patient attitudes
TSH
Online Access:https://bjgpopen.org/content/1/2/bjgpopen17X100977

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