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Research on the impact of thyroid surgery on patient quality of life (QoL) remains limited. This study evaluated changes in QoL within 1 year after thyroid surgery and identified risk factors for poor postoperative QoL. The prevalence of depressive symptoms and their association with QoL outcomes were examined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A prospective cohort study including all consecutive patients (n\u2009=\u2009314) who underwent lobectomy or total thyroidectomy at Oulu University Hospital in Finland between September 2021 and December 2022. QoL was assessed using the RAND-36 questionnaire, and depressive symptoms were measured with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) before surgery and at 6 and 12\u2009months postoperatively. Poor QoL was defined as a RAND-36 score more than two standard deviations below the age-adjusted population mean.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall QoL improved, particularly in mental well-being, but remained below the Finnish population norms across all domains in patients with complete QoL data across all time points (n\u2009=\u2009143). Preoperative depressive symptoms were present in 42% of patients who completed the baseline BDI questionnaire (n\u2009=\u2009162). Among these patients, QoL improved in the same domains but remained below the baseline level of the overall cohort. At 12\u2009months (n\u2009=\u2009157), 64% of patients had good QoL and 36% had poor QoL. In multivariable analysis, female gender, poor baseline QoL, and preoperative depressive symptoms independently predicted poor QoL at 12\u2009months.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thyroid surgery improves QoL over 12\u2009months, especially in mental health, but remains below the general population. 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