Quality of life and related factors among family members of tuberculosis patients.
10.3969/j.issn.1672-7347.2013.10.016
- Author:
Wei FENG
1
;
Furong LIU
;
Chuanrui MA
;
Shengjie JU
;
Liang SUN
;
Lizhang CHEN
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Family Health;
Humans;
Quality of Life;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Tuberculosis;
psychology
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2013;38(10):1075-1079
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To understand the quality of life and related factors among family members of tuberculosis patients and provide a reference for the improvement of their quality of life.
METHODS:A total of 222 family members of tuberculosis patients at 4 tuberculosis hospitals in Changsha and 327 healthy controls were surveyed with structured questionnaire, the short version of the WHO quality of life scale (WHOQOL-BREF).
RESULTS:The mean score of the family members of tuberculosis patients in the psychological domain, physical domain and environmental domains was lower than that of the control group (P<0.01). Multiple linear regression showed that gender, age, monthly income, educational level, patient condition and knowledge of tuberculosis prevention and treatment were the factors affecting their quality of life.
CONCLUSION:The quality of life of the family members of tuberculosis patients is lower than that of the control group.
