ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020
The necessity of psychological interventions to improve compliance with Tuberculosis treatment and reduce psychological distress.
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- Factors Associated with Parental Involvement in Efforts to Prevent Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Children: A Scoping Review.Infection and drug resistance · 2026Review
- Psychosocial and Clinical Factors That Differentiate and Predict Patients' Adaptation to Chronic Diseases.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
- Dual burden of TB and mental ill-health: Prevalence and associated factors of anxiety and depression among TB patients in Gujarat.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Prevalence of depression among drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in South Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Review
- Building bridges: multidisciplinary teams in tuberculosis prevention and care.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2023Article
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- The Magnitude of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among Tuberculosis Patients in Community Health Centers Setting During the Peak of COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress in tuberculosis patients in Northeast China: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Tuberculosis and comorbidities: treatment challenges in patients with comorbid diabetes mellitus and depression.Therapeutic advances in infectious diseaseReview
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Abstract
contextOne of the major obstacles in treating TB is the patient's nonadherence to the treatment regimen resulting in prolonged disease transmission and development of resistance to anti-TB drugs. An individual's mental health affects his/her adaptation to the disease. Mental health issues and TB both are inextricably connected and research into this area will provide an opportunity to develop a more holistic model of TB treatment and prevention.
aimsThe aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of mental health issues in patients with TB and its influence on individual perception of well-being with an emphasis on psychopathology as a major obstacle to treatment adherence. Research into this area will provide an opportunity to develop a more holistic model of TB treatment and prevention. SETTINGS AND
designPrimary data were collected with the help of ASHA workers, and primary survey-based study was designed. METHODS AND MATERIAL: A total of 249 diagnosed Tuberculosis cases were included in the study. A digitalized version of the PGIHQN-1 questionnaire was made and used to separate the psychiatric population from the normal group. Asha workers were trained to use the digital version on tablets. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Using Microsoft Excel, Graphic Tables, and corelation were done using SPSS Statistics.
resultsMental health issues were found in diagnosed TB cases, which required further evaluations. Along with mental health issues, limited resources, gender, limited education, lack of proper knowledge about the disease, having responsibilities (Marital status), locality were found to be the important factors that complicate TB outcomes, hence should be taken into consideration while imparting psychological interventions.
conclusionMental health issues complicate TB outcome and hence need to be properly addressed, and thorough psychoeducation, psychological first aid (listen, protect, connect, model& teach), and timely intervention in the form of proper diagnosis and specific treatment and rehabilitation are needed.
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