Arch. Endocrinol. Metab. 2023;67(1):136-142
Development and validation of the clinical report form for nodular thyroid pathologies
DOI: 10.20945/2359-3997000000534
Abstract
Objectives:
The aim of this study is to develop and validate a novel clinical report form in the format of a structured interview to enable the characterization of the Portuguese population of the Baixo Vouga region with different subtypes of nodular thyroid pathologies (NTyPs).
Materials and methods:
A structured interview was developed and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first structured interview built and validated for that purpose in Portugal.
Results:
This structured interview enables the identification of possible correlations between each subtype of nodular lesions and sociodemographic data, consumption habits and lifestyle, endocrine history, and family predisposition.
Conclusion:
The novel structured interview will simultaneously, enable a detailed characterization of the group of patients with nodular thyroid lesions and will support future metabolomic studies.
