ReviewJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases2019
Quality of life with tuberculosis.
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 117 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rethinking Tuberculosis Morbidity Quantification: A Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of TB Disability Weights in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses.PharmacoEconomics · 2024Pooled it
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- Effects of Vitamin D supplementation on resolution of fever and cough in children with pulmonary tuberculosis: A randomized double-blind controlled trial in Indonesia.Journal of global health · 2022Trial
- Developing an integrated medication event monitoring system and smartphone-based ecological momentary assessment delivery platform to identify real-time factors influencing TB treatment adherence in South Africa.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Feelings of Stigma in Tuberculosis Patients and the Social Support Provided by Household Contacts: A Cross-Sectional Study.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2026Article
- Quality of life among tuberculosis patients in Lalitpur, Nepal: A cross-sectional study.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life Deterioration Among Tuberculosis Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Convergent Mixed-Methods Study of Syndemic Vulnerability in Urban Bangladesh.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2026Article
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- Impact and Economic Evaluation of the Patient-Provider Support Agency Model Under India's National Tuberculosis Elimination Program: Protocol for a Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Depression and social support as mediators between coping strategies and quality of life in pulmonary tuberculosis patients.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Quality of life among people with tuberculosis in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: a qualitative study.BMC global and public health · 2026Article
- Quality of life scores using SF-12 and SF-36v2 questionnaires for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Vietnam.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Article
- Burden beyond biology: Understanding stigma, social anxiety, social exclusion, and self-esteem in TB patients to identify priority groups for psychosocial intervention.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2026Article
- Health-related quality of life and associated factors among adult tuberculosis patients in Kembata Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Thermal comfort in relation to housing and tuberculosis status among individuals aged ≥15 years in Padang, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Impact of comorbidities on quality of life and coping abilities among tubercular patients receiving DOTS: An exploratory study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Impaired Lung Function and Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Tuberculosis: A Cross-Sectional Study.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Stigmatization and discrimination of female tuberculosis patients in Kyrgyzstan - a phenomenological study.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- The effects of stigma and social support on the health-related quality of life of people with drug resistance tuberculosis in Lagos, Nigeria.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
Tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment currently revolves around clinical features and microbiology. The disease however adversely affects patients' psychological, economic, and social well-being as well, and therefore our focus also additionally needs to shift towards quality of life (QOL). The disease influences all QOL domains and substantially adds to patient morbidity, and these complex and multidimensional interactions pose challenges in accurately quantifying impairment in QOL. For this review, PubMed database was queried using keywords like quality of life, health status and tuberculosis, and additional publications identified by a bibliographic review of shortlisted articles. Both generic and specific QOL scales show a wide variety of derangements in scores, and results vary across countries and patient groups. In particular, diminished capacity to work, social stigmatization, and psychological issues worsen QOL in patients with tuberculosis. Although QOL has been consistently shown to improve during standard anti-tubercular therapy, many patients continue to show residual impairment. It is also not clear if specific situations like presence of comorbid illnesses, drug resistance, or co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus additionally worsen QOL in these patients. There is a definite need to incorporate QOL assessment as adjunct outcome measures in tuberculosis control programs. Governments and program managers need to step up socio-cultural reforms and health education, and provide additional incentives to patients, to counter impairment in QOL.
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