Impact of Tuberculosis on the Quality of Life download PDF, EPUB, Kindle
Impact of Tuberculosis on the Quality of Life download PDF, EPUB, Kindle
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Author: N P Singh
Number of Pages: 76 pages
Published Date: 28 Jul 2011
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Publication Country: Germany
Language: English
ISBN: 9783845403533
File Name: impact.of.tuberculosis.on.the.quality.of.life.pdf
Download Link: impact of tuberculosis on the quality of life
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Apart from physical symptoms, TB patients face various problems that are social and economic in nature. Therefore, for a comprehensive assessment of patients' health status, it is essential to consider the overall impact of TB on health and patients' perception of well being, besides routine clinical, radiological and bacteriological assessments.A prospective study was conducted on 90 patients of tuberculosis at 2 directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) cum microscopy centers in an urban area of Delhi. The WHOQOLBREF (Hindi) questionnaire was used to assess the QOL at the onset of treatment, after 3 months of treatment under DOTS, and at completion of treatment. Patients with tuberculosis had significantly lower mean scores than controls for overall QOL. The most affected domains were physical and psychological. Women scored significantly better than men in the physical and environmental domains. Overall QOL scores were lowest for category II and significantly lower for the psychological and social domains. The mean scores after treatment were significantly lower than controls for overall QOL, the social and environmental domains. The DOTS regimen improves the QOL and its d
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Impact of Tuberculosis on the Quality of Life by N P Singh
Author: N P Singh
Number of Pages: 76 pages
Published Date: 28 Jul 2011
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Publication Country: Germany
Language: English
ISBN: 9783845403533
File Name: impact.of.tuberculosis.on.the.quality.of.life.pdf
Download Link: impact of tuberculosis on the quality of life
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Apart from physical symptoms, TB patients face various problems that are social and economic in nature. Therefore, for a comprehensive assessment of patients' health status, it is essential to consider the overall impact of TB on health and patients' perception of well being, besides routine clinical, radiological and bacteriological assessments.A prospective study was conducted on 90 patients of tuberculosis at 2 directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) cum microscopy centers in an urban area of Delhi. The WHOQOLBREF (Hindi) questionnaire was used to assess the QOL at the onset of treatment, after 3 months of treatment under DOTS, and at completion of treatment. Patients with tuberculosis had significantly lower mean scores than controls for overall QOL. The most affected domains were physical and psychological. Women scored significantly better than men in the physical and environmental domains. Overall QOL scores were lowest for category II and significantly lower for the psychological and social domains. The mean scores after treatment were significantly lower than controls for overall QOL, the social and environmental domains. The DOTS regimen improves the QOL and its d
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