Tuberc Respir Dis.  2015 Oct;78(4):309-314. 10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.309.

Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Tuberculosis Patients Referred to the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease in Tehran

• Darvishpoor Kakhki A
• Masjedi MR

• KMID: 2320698
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.309

Abstract

BACKGROUND
In tuberculosis (TB) patients, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is significant in self-management, which in turn can be effective in therapeutic acceptance and prevention of treatment failure due to multi-drug resistant TB. This study was conducted to evaluate HRQoL and associated factors in TB patients referred to the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD).
METHODS
In this study, patients were selected from TB clinics of the NRITLD in Tehran. In addition to an Iranian version of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), demographic and disease characteristic questionnaires were used for data collection. The data were then analyzed using SPSS software.
RESULTS
Two hundred five TB patients, with the average age of 42.33+/-17.64 years, participated in this study. The HRQoL scores in different domains ranged from 14.68+/-11.60 for role limitations due to emotional problems to 46.99+/-13.25 for general health perceptions. The variables of sex, marital status, education, job status, place of residence, and cigarette smoking, influenced the HRQoL scores in different dimensions.
CONCLUSION
According to the study findings are the important variables that influenced the HRQoL of TB patients. The consideration of its can improve the HRQoL of TB patients.

Keyword

Quality of Life; Tuberculosis; Health Status

MeSH Terms

Academies and Institutes*
Data Collection
Education
Health Surveys
Humans
Lung Diseases*
Lung*
Marital Status
Quality of Life*
Self Care
Smoking
Treatment Failure
Tuberculosis*

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