Development and validation of the clinical report form for nodular thyroid pathologies

Area of Science:

• Endocrinology
• Public Health
• Clinical Research

Background:

• Nodular thyroid pathologies (NTyPs) are common, necessitating better characterization within specific populations.
• Understanding the factors associated with NTyPs is crucial for diagnosis and treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and validate a novel structured interview for characterizing NTyPs in the Portuguese Baixo Vouga region.
• To create a tool for detailed patient profiling and identifying potential risk factors.

Main Methods:

• Development of a novel clinical report form structured as an interview.
• Validation of the interview for use in Portugal.
• The interview collects data on sociodemographics, lifestyle, endocrine history, and family history.

Main Results:

• The developed structured interview is the first of its kind validated in Portugal for NTyP characterization.
• The interview facilitates the identification of correlations between NTyP subtypes and various patient data.
• Enables detailed characterization of patients with nodular thyroid lesions.

Conclusions:

• The novel structured interview provides a comprehensive method for characterizing nodular thyroid pathologies.
• This tool will support future metabolomic studies by providing detailed patient data.
• A validated tool for NTyP characterization in Portugal is now available.