Quarcoopome Louisa, Tornu Eric
Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, P.O.Box KB 77, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana.
Department of Adult Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 43, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2022 Jun 30;28:100324. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2022.100324. eCollection 2022 Aug.
Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease that can affect the quality of life of persons living with tuberculosis in resource-limited settings. There is a dearth of research on the quality of life of persons living with tuberculosis within Greater Accra, Ghana.
This study investigated the quality of life and its related factors among persons living with tuberculosis in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.
This descriptive cross-sectional survey assessed the physical, psychological, social relationship and environmental quality of life of 250 persons living with tuberculosis in four public health facilities using the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Brief Questionnaire instrument.
Respondents' mean (standard deviation) physical, psychological, social relationship and environmental health-related quality of life domain scores were 46.19 (21.27), 50.67 (23.95), 40.9 (21.74) and 51.91 (20.13) respectively out of 100. Sociodemographic factors which influenced all four quality of life domains were their marital and employment statuses. Respondents' site of TB infection (pulmonary or extrapulmonary) and phase of treatment influenced their physical, psychological and social domains. Other determinants of the quality of life were their sex, highest level of education and average monthly income.
The quality of life of persons living with tuberculosis was found to be poor and influenced by the patients' socioeconomic status. Strategies that identify and address any deterioration in the quality of life of persons living with TB are required throughout their management.
结核病是一种慢性传染病，会影响资源有限地区结核病患者的生活质量。加纳大阿克拉地区对结核病患者生活质量的研究匮乏。
本研究调查了加纳大阿克拉地区结核病患者的生活质量及其相关因素。
这项描述性横断面调查使用世界卫生组织的生活质量简表工具，评估了四个公共卫生机构中250名结核病患者的身体、心理、社会关系和环境生活质量。
受访者在身体、心理、社会关系和与环境健康相关的生活质量领域的平均（标准差）得分分别为46.19（21.27）、50.67（23.95）、40.9（21.74）和51.91（20.13）（满分100分）。影响所有四个生活质量领域的社会人口学因素是他们的婚姻和就业状况。受访者的结核病感染部位（肺部或肺外）和治疗阶段影响了他们的身体、心理和社会领域。生活质量的其他决定因素是他们的性别、最高学历和月平均收入。
研究发现，结核病患者的生活质量较差，且受患者社会经济地位的影响。在结核病患者的整个治疗过程中，需要制定策略来识别和解决其生活质量的任何恶化情况。
