Alshehri Khalid, Algethami Nada E, Algethami Rahma A, ALAyyubi Raghad H, Alotaibi Ghaida H, Alotaibi Jawaher S, Altawairqi Sheikha A
Family Medicine, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, SAU.
Medicine, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, SAU.
Cureus. 2021 Nov 28;13(11):e19955. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19955. eCollection 2021 Nov.
Aim This study aimed to assess the relationship between loneliness and hypothyroidism in patients with hypothyroidism and to determine predictors of loneliness. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on hypothyroid patients attending the endocrine clinics at Alhada Military Hospital and Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia between the period of December 2020 and May 2021. Patients with more than 18 years of hypothyroidism were included and those with other thyroid diseases were excluded as well as those with other comorbidities and psychiatric disorders and those who were living alone. Data were collected using an online pre-structured questionnaire. Results The study included 231 hypothyroid patients with a mean age of 43.34 ± 12.9 years, and 90.9% were females. The majority (96.5%) were taking levothyroxine, and 27.3% were practicing physical activity. Only 2.2% of the participants had a high degree of loneliness, whereas 47.2%, 34.6%, and 16% had low, moderate, and moderately high degrees of loneliness, respectively. Discussion In this study, 2.2% of sampled hypothyroid patients had high (2.2%) or moderately high degrees of loneliness feelings (16%). Duration of hypothyroidism was a significant predictor for high loneliness score.
目的 本研究旨在评估甲状腺功能减退症患者中孤独感与甲状腺功能减退之间的关系，并确定孤独感的预测因素。
材料与方法 于2020年12月至2021年5月期间，对沙特阿拉伯塔伊夫市哈达军事医院和曼苏尔王子军事医院内分泌门诊的甲状腺功能减退症患者进行了一项横断面研究。纳入甲状腺功能减退超过18年的患者，排除患有其他甲状腺疾病、其他合并症和精神障碍的患者以及独居患者。使用在线预结构化问卷收集数据。
结果 该研究纳入了231例甲状腺功能减退症患者，平均年龄为43.34±12.9岁，90.9%为女性。大多数（96.5%）患者正在服用左甲状腺素，27.3%的患者进行体育锻炼。只有2.2%的参与者有高度孤独感，而47.2%、34.6%和16%的参与者分别有低度、中度和中度高度孤独感。
讨论 在本研究中，2.2%的抽样甲状腺功能减退症患者有高度（2.2%）或中度高度（16%）的孤独感。甲状腺功能减退的病程是孤独感高分的一个重要预测因素。
