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Purpose: This study aimed to systematically review the available literature on "quality of life" (QoL) or "health-related quality of life" (HRQoL) in Turner syndrome (TS) patients and to analyze the relations among height, puberty, and the use of growth hormone (GH) and the QoL of TS patients.Methods: An electronic bibliographic search was conducted through the PubMed, Embase, Bireme, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. The main terms were "Quality of Life" and "Turner syndrome."Results: Among the databases, 559 articles were found; after the selection process, 13 studies were selected. A quality assessment was conducted, and all the studies were of high quality. Eight well-known QoL questionnaires were used, and the selected studies presented factors that may be related to the QoL of TS patients, such as height, puberty, and GH use. However, a more detailed understanding of which factors are associated with the QoL of TS patients is still needed, which may be due to the lack of specific QoL instruments involving important aspects related to TS.Conclusion: The QoL of TS patients appears to be compromised, but existing data regarding the relations among height, puberty, and GH and QoL are still controversial. Although these factors should be carefully considered in TS patients, it was not possible to determine whether they have a significant relation with the QoL of TS patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper has stemmed from a research aiming at showing how curricula of Psychology courses in Rio Grande do Sul have shown signs of moving towards education of health professionals for SUS. This work has been developed from the analysis of the program of academic subjects, both highlighting and discussing the directions provided by programs, contents and bibliographies, having the principles and guidelines of SUS health policies as its axis. The paper has a special focus on the study of academic subjects that approach the contents of Psychological Assessment, Psychopathology, and Psychotherapy. To develop this discussion we analyzed the input of Psychology in the collective health area and the contributions of this to the construction of the new health policy through the academic formation. This discussion is pointed by the principal tool and theoretical concepts discussed in the collective health area, such as the broadening of the health concept, the principle of integration, the policy of humanization and the comprehensive care perspective in the health care. From the analysis, we have pointed out the need for problematizing the construction of the psychologist subject, a health professional that has been produced by Psychology courses, as well as the effects that might be felt in the daily routine of health services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]