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https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2025.64.04.15

Family-Related Stress in Euthyroid Adolescents with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Elevated Levels of Anti-Thyroid Antibodies

Ana Boban Raguž ; University Clinical Hospital Mostar, School of Medicine, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Darko Katalinić orcid.org/0000-0002-4433-338X ; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia *
Martina Krešić Ćorić ; University Clinical Hospital Mostar, School of Medicine, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Željka Bilinovac ; University Clinical Hospital Mostar, School of Medicine, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kristina Ljubić ; University Clinical Hospital Mostar, School of Medicine, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ines Mlinarević Polić ; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ivan Alerić ; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Aleksandar Včev ; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Jasminka Talapko ; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Ivana Škrlec ; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Igor Žabić ; General Hospital “Dr Tomislav Bardek” Koprivnica, Koprivnica, Croatia

* Dopisni autor.

Sažetak

Stress response is a complex, adaptive reaction to various endogenous or exogenous
stimuli. Psychological stress (PS) may trigger inflammation, disrupt hormone balance and affect the
immune and other body systems. PS is discussed in the literature when considering autoimmunity as a
possible external factor influencing its development. Furthermore, chronic PS, including family-related
stress (FRS), can contribute to autoimmune thyroid diseases like Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT). The
present research was conducted as a randomized study to explore the response to and coping with FRS
in 88 euthyroid adolescents with HT and elevated levels of anti-thyroid antibodies (ATA) (case group)
compared to 88 healthy adolescents (control group), as well as to present, discuss and compare the
obtained results with the literature published so far. The multidimensional Response to Stress Questionnaire
for children and adolescents was used to examine the level of FRS. We found that the case
group’s exposure to FRS was lower than the control group’s, but no statistically significant difference was
established. According to the results of our study, the mutual connection between exposure to FRS and
coping with FRS in adolescents with HT and elevated levels of ATA cannot be confirmed.

Ključne riječi

Family-Related Stress in Euthyroid Adolescents with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Elevated Levels of Anti-Thyroid Antibodies

Hrčak ID:

344729

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/344729

Datum izdavanja:

31.12.2025.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

Posjeta: 331 *