ArticleJournal of multidisciplinary healthcare2020
Factors Affecting Tuberculosis Patients' Quality of Life in Surabaya, Indonesia.
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- From pandemic to endemic: assessing the impact of COVID-19 history and socio-demographic factors on quality of life in tuberculosis patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Survey to measure the quality of life of patients with tuberculosis in Alexandria, Egypt: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Determinants of quality of life among people with HIV and tuberculosis in an underserved area in Indonesia: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- Determinant factors for loss to follow-up in drug-resistant tuberculosis patients: the importance of psycho-social and economic aspects.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2021Observational
- Health Status and Treatment Outcome of Tuberculosis with Diabetes Mellitus Cases, Rajkot City, Gujarat - A Longitudinal Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
- Assessing Quality of Life in Patients with New and Recurrent Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Cross-Sectional Study from Garut, Indonesia.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
purposePatients with tuberculosis need to religiously take medication daily. However, they experience several side effects from these medications. The main reason for measuring the quality of life is to explain closely related factors that affect the patient's daily life that have been compromised with illness, while considering a patients' well-being that has associations with individual characteristics. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis study included 157 patients with tuberculosis at 5 primary health-care centers and 2 hospitals in Surabaya. Quality of life is determined based on eight domains: general health, pain, social functioning, physical functioning, role limitation due to physical health, role limitation due to emotional problems, energy, and emotional well-being. The research instrument used to measure the quality of life is the RAND-36 Item Health Survey, whereas that used to measure mental distress is the Self-Reporting Questionnaire.
resultsOur study results show that, of the eight domains measuring the quality of life, only age exhibited a significant effect on general health (
conclusionThere are several factors affecting TB patients' quality of life. The study found that age, level of education, and comorbidity affect quality of life in several domains. However, mental distress affects quality of life in all domains.
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