Quality of life in dysphagia and anxiety and depression symptoms pre and post-thyroidectomy
Gabriel Trevizani Depolli,
Gustavo Batista de Oliveira,
Thais Jejesky de Oliveira
et al.
Abstract:Purpose To correlate the dysphagia quality of life and symptoms of anxiety and depression before and after thyroidectomy. Methods Observational, longitudinal, prospective, and experimental study. Twenty patients participated, with a mean age of 54 years, prevalence of females (n=17; 85%) and partial thyroidectomy (n=14; 70%). All subjects underwent laryngeal visual examination and answered the MD Anderson Dysphagia Questionnaire (MDADI) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in three different m… Show more
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