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ThyPRO: Thyroid-Related Patient Reported Outcomes Scale
ThyPRO is a comprehensive patient-reported outcome measure assessing the quality of life impact of thyroid disease and its treatment across 13 dimensions. Developed by Watt and colleagues in 2009, it is the most extensively validated thyroid-specific instrument, covering both physical and psychological domains relevant to patients with hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and thyroid cancer.
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- Watt, T., Bjorner, J. B., Groenvold, M., et al. (2009). Establishing construct validity for the thyroid-related patient reported outcomes (ThyPRO): An initial examination. J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 94(9), 3572-3580. DOI: 10.1210/jc.2009-0658 ↗
- Watt, T., Groenvold, M., Bjorner, J. B., et al. (2012). Validity and responsiveness of the Danish version of ThyPRO and comparison with the Perceived Deficits Questionnaire. Value Health, 15(3), 528-534. DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2011.12.010 ↗