Effects of telephone follow-up on patients with sub-clinical hypothyroidism
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.09.006
- VernacularTitle:电话随访在亚临床甲状腺功能减退症出院患者中的应用
- Author:
Lihong YU
1
;
Suzhai TIAN
;
Sheng′ou SU
;
Yanhong GE
;
Mian WANG
;
Hong ZHOU
Author Information
1. 河北医科大学第二医院内分泌科
- Keywords:
Hypothyroidism;
Telephone follow-up;
Intervention
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2016;22(9):1208-1212
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of telephone follow-up on patients with sub-clinical hypothyroidism. Methods Of 120 patients who were diagnosed as sub-clinical hypothyroidism between January, 2014 and June,2014, 60 were included in control group and 60 were assigned in observation group by a random number table. Patients in control group received routine check-up and treatment protocols according to their condition, in contrast, patients in observation group had extra telephone follow-up. Patients′symptoms, the degree of goiter, thyroid ultrasound examination, thyroid function and thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), and other indicators were compared in the two groups after 12 weeks intervention. Results After the intervention, both groups had an improvement in slow reactions, chills, skin changes, body mass increase, etc. After invention, thyroid stimulating hormone and TPOAb in observation group were statistically different from those in control group [(1. 955 ± 1. 633) vs (2. 875 ± 3. 025) mIU/L, (204. 500 ± 825. 500) vs (438. 500 ± 1065. 250) IU/ml] (Z=2. 539,1. 451;P<0. 05). Patients with thyroid enlargementⅢdegrees reduced from 29 cases to 14 cases in observation group, which was better than that in control group (χ2 =2. 199, P<0. 05). Thyroid ultrasound results were similar between the two groups (χ2 =0. 043, P >0. 05). Conclusions Telephone follow-up intervention is helpful to improve the symptoms of patients with sub-clinical hypothyroidism, alleviate goiter and promote thyroid function back to normal.
