학술논문
Characteristics of specialists treating hypothyroid patients: the 'THESIS' collaborative
Document Type
article
Author
Miloš Žarković; Roberto Attanasio; Endre V. Nagy; Roberto Negro; Enrico Papini; Petros Perros; Chagit Adler Cohen; Ersin Akarsu; Maria Alevizaki; Göksun Ayvaz; Tomasz Bednarczuk; Eszter Berta; Miklos Bodor; Anna Maria Borissova; Mihail Boyanov; Camille Buffet; Maria-Cristina Burlacu; Jasmina Ćirić; Juan J. Díez; Harald Dobnig; Valentin Fadeyev; Benjamin C. T. Field; Eric Fliers; Jacob Stampe Frølich; Dagmar Führer; Juan Carlos Galofré; Tommi Hakala; Jan Jiskra; Peter Kopp; Michael Krebs; Michal Kršek; Martin Kužma; Mikael Lantz; Ivica Lazúrová; Laurence Leenhardt; Vitaliy Luchytskiy; Anne McGowan; Miguel Melo; Saara Metso; Carla Moran; Tatyana Morgunova; Tronko Mykola; Biljana Nedeljković Beleslin; Dan Alexandru Niculescu; Božidar Perić; Tereza Planck; Catalina Poiana; Francisca Marques Puga; Eyal Robenshtok; Patrick Rosselet; Marek Ruchala; Kamilla Ryom Riis; Alla Shepelkevich; David Unuane; Irfan Vardarli; W. Edward Visser; Andromachi Vrionidou; Younes R. Younes; Elena Yurenya; Laszlo Hegedüs
Source
Frontiers in Endocrinology, Vol 14 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1664-2392
Abstract
IntroductionThyroid specialists influence how hypothyroid patients are treated, including patients managed in primary care. Given that physician characteristics influence patient care, this study aimed to explore thyroid specialist profiles and associations with geo-economic factors.MethodsThyroid specialists from 28 countries were invited to respond to a questionnaire, Treatment of Hypothyroidism in Europe by Specialists: an International Survey (THESIS). Geographic regions were defined according to the United Nations Statistics Division. The national economic status was estimated using World Bank data on the gross national income per capita (GNI per capita).Results5,695 valid responses were received (response rate 33·0%). The mean age was 49 years, and 65·0% were female. The proportion of female respondents was lowest in Northern (45·6%) and highest in Eastern Europe (77·2%) (p 100 patients annually (p