Quality of life and its effective factors in tuberculosis patients receiving directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Quality of life in patients affected with chronic diseases has developed into a therapeutic objective as the best tool to evaluate response to treatment and medical care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate quality of life and its related factors in tuberculosis patients receiving directly observed treatment short-course in Iran.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional research with a descriptive-analytic design. Sample size included 71 patients affected with tuberculosis based on census method; so that, at the time of the study, all the tuberculosis patients were recruited in this research. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire comprised of two parts including demographic characteristics information and standard 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-

SUBMITTER: Salehitali S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830121 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature