Multinational Survey of Treatment Practices of Clinicians Managing Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Older People in 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International societies have recommended that levothyroxine should not routinely be prescribed in older individuals for the management of mild subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH). However, it is unknown whether clinicians managing people with SCH are either aware of or adhere to these guidelines.

Methods

A web-based survey of members of several international thyroid associations and general practitioners in North-East England was conducted. Respondents were presented with a vignette of an 80-year-old gentleman with mild persistent SCH experiencing tiredness. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate predictors of awareness of guidelines and responses to treatment.

Results

The survey response rate was 21.9% (565/2,583). Only 7.6% of

SUBMITTER: Razvi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8314758 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature