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Health-related quality of life as a predictor of tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Iraq.
Dujaili, Juman Abdulelah; Sulaiman, Syed Azhar Syed; Hassali, Mohamed Azmi; Awaisu, Ahmed; Blebil, Ali Qais; Bredle, Jason M.
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  • Dujaili JA; Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia. Electronic address: jumandujaili@yahoo.com.
  • Sulaiman SA; Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia.
  • Hassali MA; Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Penang, Malaysia.
  • Awaisu A; Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Section, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
  • Blebil AQ; Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Jalan Menara Gading, UCSI Heights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Bredle JM; FACIT.org, Elmhurst, Illinois, USA.
Int J Infect Dis ; 31: 4-8, 2015 Feb.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25486011
OBJECTIVES: To determine how tuberculosis (TB) treatment affects the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with pulmonary TB and to identify the predictors of favourable TB treatment outcomes in Baghdad, Iraq. METHODS: The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Tuberculosis (FACIT-TB), a new TB-specific quality of life instrument derived from the internationally recognized FACIT measurement system for the assessment of HRQL, was administered. The mean total and subscale scores of the FACIT-TB at baseline, end of the intensive phase, and end of TB treatment were compared. RESULTS: After the 2-month intensive phase, physical well-being, functional well-being, and the overall total scores were significantly increased (p<0.01). Furthermore, at completion of TB treatment, there were significant improvements in the overall HRQL as indicated by the FACIT-TB total score and all subscales, except social and economic well-being and spiritual well-being. In a direct logistic regression model, only the FACIT-TB total score made a statistically significant contribution towards predicting the likelihood that a patient would have a favourable TB treatment outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Therapeutic intervention had a positive impact on patient HRQL. We conclude that FACIT-TB is a reliable tool to monitor HRQL during the course of TB treatment.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Tuberculosis Pulmonar Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Int J Infect Dis Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Canadá
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Calidad de Vida / Tuberculosis Pulmonar Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Int J Infect Dis Asunto de la revista: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Canadá