Korean J Psychosom Med.  2013 Dec;21(2):132-139.

Cognitive Function of Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma Patients Before Radioiodine Therapy

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. cheonjs@kosin.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
  • 3Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVES
The aims of this study were to know the prevalence of cognitive disorders in patients with thyroid cancer, and identify related variables to them.
METHODS
Subjects were consisted of fourty-two patients with thyroid cancer, who were admitted for radioiodine ablative therapy at 6-12 months after total thyroidectomy. The data were obtained from interviews about history and assessments of depression and cognitive function(Korean Version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA-K).
RESULTS
1) Among subjects, those with below 22 of total score of the MoCA-K were twenty-one(50.0%). 2) Upon age, education, Pre-radioiodine therapy thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH), there were statistically significant difference between subgroup with above 23 of the total MoCA-K score and those below 22. 3) The total scores of the MoCA-K in subjects had significant correlation with age, education, comorbidity, Pre-radioiodine therapy TSH, total score of the HDRS-17.
CONCLUSIONS
Cognitive disorders were more prevalent among patients with thyroid cancer before radioiodine therapy. Therefore, further study should be needed to clarify the mechanism for the cognitive disorders in thyroid cancer. Furthermore, physicians should pay attention to the cognitive function and prepare preventative measures for cognitive disorder during management of thyroid cancer.

Keyword

Thyroid cancer; Cognitive function; Korean Version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment; Age; Education; Thyroid stimulating hormone

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Papillary*
Comorbidity
Depression
Education
Humans
Prevalence
Thyroid Gland*
Thyroid Neoplasms
Thyroidectomy
Thyrotropin
Thyrotropin
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