A case-control study of the impact of tuberculosis on the quality of life of patients
Fernández-Plata, M.d.R.; García-Sancho, M.C.; Pérez-Padilla, J.é R.
Revista de Investigacion Clinica; Organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion 63(1): 39-45
2011
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-8376 PMID: 21585009 Document Number: 655287
A prospective study was conducted on 72 patients of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and 201 healthy controls in a third level hospital. The HRQoL questionnaire (12-Item Short Form Health Survey, SF-12) was used to assess the QoL at the onset of treatment DOTS. Patients with TB had significantly lower mean scores than controls for overall QoL (51.1 +/- SD 22.6) versus 75.9 (+/- SD 17.6), p < 0.0001. The most affected domains were physical and psychological. Active TB patients shown difficulties in activities of daily living and alterations of the psychological state.