ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2017
Evaluation of health-related quality of life in patients with tuberculosis who completed treatment in Kiribati.
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Abstract
Objective To examine the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and related factors among patients with smear-positive and smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) within 2 years after completion of directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS), and to compare their HRQoL with a comparison group of community-dwelling individuals without TB in South Tarawa, Kiribati. Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 206 pulmonary TB patients who had completed DOTS and 214 individuals without TB, from July to September 2012. HRQoL was measured using the Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36). Results The patients with TB had a statistically significantly higher physical component summary (PCS) score and mental component summary (MCS) score on the SF-36 than the comparison group after adjustment for background characteristics. However, the differences did not exceed the 3-point threshold for clinically significant differences. Multiple liner regression showed that older age and presence of persistent symptoms after completion of DOTS were related to a lower PCS score in TB patients. Patients who were smear-positive before DOTS treatment had higher MCS scores than those who were smear-negative. Conclusions Our results suggest the effectiveness of DOTS treatment. Health professionals can enhance HRQoL among posttreatment TB patients by managing their symptoms.
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