Quality of Life among Tuberculosis Patients

Abstract

Background: Evaluation of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among tuberculosis patients. There is a paucity of research regarding the evaluation of HRQoL among TB population in Puducherry, India. Aim: This study was aimed to assess the healthrelated quality of life (HRQoL) among tuberculosis patients in IGGH&PG, Puducherry, India. Methods: This study was conducted on the quality of life among tuberculosis patients in Puducherry. A Quantitative descriptive research design was used. (Health-related quality of life) is measured using the world health organization (WHO) QoL- BREF instrument which covers the assessment on Physical, Psychological, social relationship, and environmental health domains. Multiple regression analysis was used to investigate the association between domain scores with demographic factors of participants such as age, sex, education, occupation. Results: Fifty participants were recruited in the present study. The mean scores (standard deviation) for physical, physiological, social relationship, and environmental health domains were 11.5 (±6.5), 22.5 (±10.5), 17 (±9), and 21.5 (±9.5), respectively. The total mean score for all domains was 18.13 (±4.35). Cut off point ≥60% was used to distinguish satisfied and dissatisfied criteria. Our study found that participants felt satisfied only in their psychological health domain. The lowest satisfaction score was in the physical health domain. Conclusion: Tuberculosis had negative impacts on Patients' health-related quality of life, with the Physical domain was the most affected. These findings call upon strategies addressing HRQoL problems in the management of TB patients.