Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the postoperative management and TSH suppression therapy among patients with thyroid cancer
BackgroundPatient adherence to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression therapy is crucial for optimizing prognosis.MethodsThis study aimed to examine the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward TSH suppression therapy among patients. This cross-sectional study was conducted at our Hospi...
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| description | BackgroundPatient adherence to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression therapy is crucial for optimizing prognosis.MethodsThis study aimed to examine the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward TSH suppression therapy among patients. This cross-sectional study was conducted at our Hospital between March 2023 and October 2023 and included patients receiving TSH suppression therapy. A self-designed questionnaire was employed to collect their demographic characteristics and KAP. The analysis included 528 valid questionnaires.ResultsThe mean knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were 11.66 ± 5.82 (possible range: 0-22), 33.31 ± 4.97 (possible range: 0-40), and 24.46 ± 3.46 (possible range: 0-34), respectively, indicating poor knowledge, favorable attitudes, and moderate practice. The knowledge scores were correlated to the attitude (r=0.399, P<0.001) and practice (r=0.401, P<0.001) scores, while the attitude scores were correlated to the practice scores (r=0.512, P<0.001). The structural equation modeling revealed that knowledge directly influenced attitude (β=0.34, P<0.001) and practice (β=0.13, P<0.001) and indirectly influenced practice through attitude (β=0.10, P<0.001).ConclusionsPatients receiving TSH suppression therapy in Zhanjiang demonstrated poor knowledge, favorable attitudes, and moderate practices toward TSH suppression therapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-efdc5aec62614fdc85ba627172ac8fc52025-08-20T02:57:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2025-03-011510.3389/fonc.2025.14417261441726Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the postoperative management and TSH suppression therapy among patients with thyroid cancerYongkang WuZhi ZhangWenyi QinWeijie ChenTuo XuBackgroundPatient adherence to thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression therapy is crucial for optimizing prognosis.MethodsThis study aimed to examine the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward TSH suppression therapy among patients. This cross-sectional study was conducted at our Hospital between March 2023 and October 2023 and included patients receiving TSH suppression therapy. A self-designed questionnaire was employed to collect their demographic characteristics and KAP. The analysis included 528 valid questionnaires.ResultsThe mean knowledge, attitude, and practice scores were 11.66 ± 5.82 (possible range: 0-22), 33.31 ± 4.97 (possible range: 0-40), and 24.46 ± 3.46 (possible range: 0-34), respectively, indicating poor knowledge, favorable attitudes, and moderate practice. The knowledge scores were correlated to the attitude (r=0.399, P<0.001) and practice (r=0.401, P<0.001) scores, while the attitude scores were correlated to the practice scores (r=0.512, P<0.001). The structural equation modeling revealed that knowledge directly influenced attitude (β=0.34, P<0.001) and practice (β=0.13, P<0.001) and indirectly influenced practice through attitude (β=0.10, P<0.001).ConclusionsPatients receiving TSH suppression therapy in Zhanjiang demonstrated poor knowledge, favorable attitudes, and moderate practices toward TSH suppression therapy.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1441726/fullknowledgeattitudepracticethyroid cancerthyroid-stimulating hormonecross-sectional study |
| spellingShingle | Yongkang Wu Zhi Zhang Wenyi Qin Weijie Chen Tuo Xu Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the postoperative management and TSH suppression therapy among patients with thyroid cancer Frontiers in Oncology knowledge attitude practice thyroid cancer thyroid-stimulating hormone cross-sectional study |
| title | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the postoperative management and TSH suppression therapy among patients with thyroid cancer |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the postoperative management and TSH suppression therapy among patients with thyroid cancer |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the postoperative management and TSH suppression therapy among patients with thyroid cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the postoperative management and TSH suppression therapy among patients with thyroid cancer |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the postoperative management and TSH suppression therapy among patients with thyroid cancer |
| title_sort | knowledge attitudes and practices regarding the postoperative management and tsh suppression therapy among patients with thyroid cancer |
| topic | knowledge attitude practice thyroid cancer thyroid-stimulating hormone cross-sectional study |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1441726/full |
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