Exploring the quality of life and its determinants among caregivers of patients with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessing quality of life (QoL) of caregivers of patients with tuberculosis (TB) highlights their unseen sacrifices. This study aimed to address the domains of QoL of TB caregivers and to estimate their possible determinants in Alexandria, Egypt.

Methods

This cross-sectional survey was conducted in the chest clinics and the main chest hospital in Alexandria, Egypt. From May to September 2023, data were collected through structured, face-to-face interviews using the World Health Organization Quality of Life- BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. The findings were compared to those of published results from tuberculosis patients and the general population. Multivariate regression analysis was conducted to identify the key predictors influencing the QoL of TB caregivers.

SUBMITTER: Hammouda EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12362928 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature