Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The internet is becoming an increasingly important medium for health-related information and is considered a means for aiding patient empowerment. Online health information (OHI) seeking behavior has never been studied in the field of endocrinology.Objective: We set out to examine the frequency, how and why the internet is utilized for health-related information and the impact of such activity. Future information needs were also investigated....

Objectives: Slovakia is gradually implementing health technology assessment (HTA). This method evaluated the issue of possible overuse of laboratory and imaging investigations in thyroidology for the last 10 years. The analysis being divided between 2008–2011 and 2012–2017. In this study we publish the outputs from the first stage phase.Methods: The study was conducted using data from patient records of the General Health Insurance Company, a.s...

Introduction: Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, is a common condition of the nervous system. It causes an overwhelming, irresistible urge to move the legs, mainly in the evening and night hours. It occurs in 7.2–10.0% of the population of western countries. Etiopathogenesis of RLS is not fully understood, but there is a hypothesis than an important role may play the imbalance between thyroid function and the dopaminergic system. The main ai...