Abstract
This study aimed to explore the multi-dimensional health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among tuberculosis patients and examined its association between with their demographic profiles. A cross-sectional survey using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Tuberculosis (FACIT-TB) was carried out on a convenience sample of 87 tuberculosis patients at a large tertiary hospital operating the National TB Control Program (NTP) under the Ministry of Health, Western Region, Saudi Arabia. The overall HRQOL of the respondents is poor, whereas the different dimensions were rated as poor to moderate. The respondents’ age, smoking status, duration of TB, experience of travelling outside KSA, and educational attainment exhibited significant association to some degree with some of the dimensions of HRQOL. Strategies to strengthen the treatment support could sustain acceptable levels of physical, social and emotional functioning among TB patients. The need to increase public awareness about tuberculosis is needed to ensure prompt healthcare seeking, early detection, adherence to remedy, and better prognosis.
Highlights
Over the past decades, assessing the quality of life in different diseases has appeared to be a valuable research tool to improve clinical practice and better patient outcomes
The study was conducted among a convenience sample of 87 patients diagnosed with TB and who were receiving treatment in the National TB Control Program (NTP), Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
This study determined the multidimensional quality of life (QOL) among tuberculosis patients and its relationship with their demographic profiles of the respondents
Summary
Over the past decades, assessing the quality of life in different diseases has appeared to be a valuable research tool to improve clinical practice and better patient outcomes. The World Health Organization (WHO) [1] estimated that in 2015, there were 10.4 million people contacted the tubercle bacilli wherein 1.8 million died from the disease. Despite significant investments in TB control over the years, TB remains an important public health problem in the KSA. Measuring the quality of life of TB patients provides an essential source of information to increase health awareness and to influence policy in the kingdom such as providing comprehensive care program to support people with transmissible disease. This study was conducted to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with Tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia
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