Acromegaly increases depressive symptoms and reduces quality of life of cohabitants

Purpose To assess how living with patients with acromegaly affects people’s psychology and quality of life (QoL). Methods Acromegaly patients and their cohabitants included in this study. Patients were administered Acromegaly Quality of Life Questionnaire (AcroQoL), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Cohabitants were administered quality of life questionnaire (SF-36), BAI, BDI, and Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview (ZBI). Results This study included 84 patients with acromegaly and 84 cohabitants. Sixty-nine patients ( n = 84, 82.1%) had an acromegalic appearance. Cohabitants who were affected by the acromegalic appearance had higher BAI, BDI, and ZBI scores than those who were not affected ( p