Mónica Novoa Gómez, Rochy M. Vargas Gutiérrez, Shirley A. Obispo Castellanos, Máryori Pertuz Vergara, Yady K. Rivera Pradilla
The main goal of this study was to assess the quality of life and psychological well-being of 75 patients with postsurgical treatment for thyroid cancer. Quality of life was evaluated with the Quality of Life Health Questionnaire SF-36, and psychological well-being with the The Psychological Well-Being Index. Each patient was interviewed in a single session. The results obtained showed high correlations (p <0.01) among the two instruments, as well as a directly proportional positive correlation between time from thyroidectomy and the degree of psychological well-being and quality of life reported by patients.