Quality of Life Change in Patients Undergoing Parathyroidectomy With End-stage Renal Failure

Quality of Life Change in Patients Undergoing Parathyroidectomy With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Due to End-stage Renal Failure: a Prospective Cohort Study

The purpose of this study is to characterize the quality of life change in patients undergoing parathyroidectomy with secondary hyperparathyroidism due to end-stage renal failure.

Study participants will be asked questions about age, gender, education level, clinical symptoms, intensities of depression and anxiety, etc, and they will also be questioned regarding the prior quality of life score, as measured by the health-related quality of life 36-item Short-Form (SF-36) survey before surgery. Then, study participants will be contacted at one, three, six months, and 1 year after surgery, and asked questions about their SF-36 score, depression, and anxiety intensity.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age: ≥18 years old;
• Patients scheduled for parathyroidectomy with secondary hyperparathyroidism due to end-stage renal failure

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients refuse to participate