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Assessing the quality of life in patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study

Authors :
He Wang
Jiayi Gu
Lijun Zhang
Yan Song
Source :
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
BMC, 2024.

Abstract

Abstract Background This study investigated the current status of the quality of life (QOL) of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients in Nanjing, China, and analyzed the influencing factors. Methods The survey was conducted among patients with DR-TB who were hospitalized in the tuberculosis department of the Second Hospital of Nanjing (Nanjing Public Health Medical Center) from July 2022 to May 2023. The Chinese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire was used to investigate the QOL levels of patients with DR-TB, and a multiple linear regression model was used to analyze the QOL influencing factors. Results A total of 135 patients participated in the study; 69.6% were male, the average age was 46.30 ± 17.98 years, 13.33% had an education level of elementary school or below, and 75.56% were married. The QOL scores were 51.35 ± 17.24, 47.04 ± 20.28, 43.89 ± 17.96, and 35.00 ± 11.57 in the physiological, psychological, social, and environmental domains, respectively. The differences between the four domain scores and the Chinese normative results were statistically significant (P

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14712466
Volume :
24
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0c23315f7e11435c9f69318463edf5cc
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-024-03119-1