More concerns and stronger beliefs about the necessity of medication in patients with acromegaly are associated with negative illness perceptions and impairment in quality of life.

CONCLUSION: Negative medication beliefs were related to more negative illness perceptions and worse disease-specific QoL. Patients receiving medical treatment for acromegaly tend to perceive a more chronic timeline of their disease, compared to patients with remission without medical treatment. These psychological factors need to be taken into account when treating patients and developing a psychosocial education program aiming to improve QoL. PMID: 26164770 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Growth Hormone and IGF Research - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Tags: Growth Horm IGF Res Source Type: research