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
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
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Country of origin: |
Germany |
Release date: |
July 2011 |
First published: |
July 2011 |
Authors: |
Meera Dhuria
• Nandini Sharma
• N.P. Singh
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
76 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-8454-0353-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
General
|
LSN: |
3-8454-0353-5 |
Barcode: |
9783845403533 |
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