Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Tuberculosis Patients Referred to the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease in Tehran.
10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.309
- Author:
Ali DARVISHPOOR KAKHKI
1
;
Mohammad Reza MASJEDI
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. darvishpoor@sbmu.ac.ir
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Quality of Life;
Tuberculosis;
Health Status
- MeSH:
Academies and Institutes*;
Data Collection;
Education;
Health Surveys;
Humans;
Lung Diseases*;
Lung*;
Marital Status;
Quality of Life*;
Self Care;
Smoking;
Treatment Failure;
Tuberculosis*
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2015;78(4):309-314
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND: In tuberculosis (TB) patients, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is significant in self-management, which in turn can be effective in therapeutic acceptance and prevention of treatment failure due to multi-drug resistant TB. This study was conducted to evaluate HRQoL and associated factors in TB patients referred to the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD). METHODS: In this study, patients were selected from TB clinics of the NRITLD in Tehran. In addition to an Iranian version of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), demographic and disease characteristic questionnaires were used for data collection. The data were then analyzed using SPSS software. RESULTS: Two hundred five TB patients, with the average age of 42.33+/-17.64 years, participated in this study. The HRQoL scores in different domains ranged from 14.68+/-11.60 for role limitations due to emotional problems to 46.99+/-13.25 for general health perceptions. The variables of sex, marital status, education, job status, place of residence, and cigarette smoking, influenced the HRQoL scores in different dimensions. CONCLUSION: According to the study findings are the important variables that influenced the HRQoL of TB patients. The consideration of its can improve the HRQoL of TB patients.
