Prevalence and associated factors of care needs among patients after thyroid surgery at the National Hospital of Endocrinology

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of care needs and identify related factors among patients after thyroid surgery at the National Hospital of Endocrinology. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 216 patients who underwent thyroid surgery at the National Hospital of Endocrinology from April to June 2025. Results: The majority of study participants were female (65.7%), with males accounting for 34.3%. The highest care needs were medical care (88.0%), followed by psychological care (83.3%) and physical care (79.2%). Social care needs had the lowest percentage (73.1%). Regarding general care needs, 98.1% of patients had care needs, and only 1.9% did not. The related factors are as follows: Age is associated with the patient’s medical care needs; occupation, education, place of residence, and disease stage are linked to the need for physical care; education level and disease stage are related to the need for mental care; and disease stage is associated with the need for social care. Conclusion: The study shows that the care needs of post-thyroid surgery patients at the National Hospital of Endocrinology are very high, especially for medical, psychological, and physical care. Factors such as age, occupation, education level, place of residence, and disease stage significantly influence the various care needs