Quality of life among people treated for tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [Short communication]

Dowdy, David W.; Israel, G.; Vellozo, Vitoria; Saraceni, Valéria; Cohn, Sylvia; Cavalcante, Solange; Chaisson, Richard E.; Golub, J. E.; Durovni, Betina

doi:10.5588/ijtld.12.0123

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“…Economic status plays an important role in the quality of people's lives because it involves the conflict between self-support and the difficult access to employment and income, due to lack of physical conditions relevant to illness, fear of prejudice, or low education and qualification [9]. Brazilian researchers [5,8,10,12,13,14] found that better levels of quality of life of HIV patients were related to better financial conditions, as with the results of the present study. Other study [15], also showed better QoL indicators associated with increased income.…”

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Quality Of Life Of Patients With HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection Experiencing Nursing Consultation

2016

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Quality Of Life Of Patients With HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection Experiencing Nursing Consultation

2016

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“…These data are similar to those found in other studies 18 , 29 and, once again, are related to the immune profile of HIV-positive patients 33 and to the rates of treatment nonadherence, which are higher in this population, as demonstrated in the present study. Nevertheless, Dowdy et al 34 reported similar decreases in quality of life across groups of patients with tuberculosis, with HIV, and with tuberculosis-HIV co-infection, by using a validated self-assessment instrument. It is of note that we found no differences in the rate of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis between the groups.…”

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Temporal analysis of reported cases of tuberculosis and of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection in Brazil between 2002 and 2012

Gaspar¹,

Nunes

et al. 2016

J. bras. pneumol.

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Objective: To investigate the reported cases of tuberculosis and of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection in Brazil between 2002 and 2012. Methods: This was an observational study based on secondary time series data collected from the Brazilian Case Registry Database for the 2002-2012 period. The incidence of tuberculosis was stratified by gender, age group, geographical region, and outcome, as was that of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection. Results: Nationally, the incidence of tuberculosis declined by 18%, whereas that of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection increased by 3.8%. There was an overall decrease in the incidence of tuberculosis, despite a significant increase in that of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection in women. The incidence of tuberculosis decreased only in the 0-to 9-year age bracket, remaining stable or increasing in the other age groups. The incidence of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection increased by 209% in the ≥ 60-year age bracket. The incidence of tuberculosis decreased in all geographical regions except the south, whereas that of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection increased by over 150% in the north and northeast. Regarding the outcomes, patients with tuberculosis-HIV coinfection, in comparison with patients infected with tuberculosis only, had a 48% lower chance of cure, a 50% greater risk of treatment nonadherence, and a 94% greater risk of death from tuberculosis. Conclusions: Our study shows that tuberculosis continues to be a relevant public health issue in Brazil, because the goals for the control and cure of the disease have yet to be achieved. In addition, the sharp increase in the incidence of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection in women, in the elderly, and in the northern/northeastern region reveals that the population of HIV-infected individuals is rapidly becoming more female, older, and more impoverished.

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“…In a large South African study comprising of 4900 participants, significantly lower health status and QOF were observed in HIV infected TB patients than their TB alone infected counterparts (Louw et al, 2012; Peltzer et al, 2013). The physical health summary scores were found to be significantly different in TB patients with or without HIV co-infection (Dowdy et al, 2013). In an Ugandan study, the visual analog scale (VAS) score was significantly improved in patients receiving TB treatment over a period of 6 months.…”

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Quality of Life, Psychological Interventions and Treatment Outcome in Tuberculosis Patients: The Indian Scenario

Peddireddy

2016

Front. Psychol.

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Objective: Psychological distress is being recognized in individuals affected with many diseases since it affects quality of life (QOF) and has gained importance in the clinical settings. Psychological interventions and their effect on the treatment outcome have yielded encouraging results in many diseased conditions. Tuberculosis (TB) ranks as a deadly disease resulting in millions of deaths worldwide. However, the effect of TB on the psychological status of patients and interventions to improve treatment outcome is neglected, especially in underdeveloped and developing countries.Methods: Systematic review of research papers that published on the QOF in TB and the effect of psychological interventions on treatment outcome were conducted.Results: Tuberculosis patients experience high levels of stress and decreased QOF. In the Indian scenario, TB patients undergo immense psychological stress similar to what is reported in other locations. Psychological interventions renewed hope on life and adherence to medication and treatment outcomes. Such psychological interventions are not practiced in Indian clinical settings.Conclusion: There is an urgent need for both governmental and non-governmental organizations to devise strategies to include psychological interventions mandatory during TB treatments. In the absence of such interventions, the fight against TB in India will remain incomplete.

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Quality of life among people treated for tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [Short communication]

Cited by 19 publications

References 12 publications

Quality Of Life Of Patients With HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection Experiencing Nursing Consultation

Quality Of Life Of Patients With HIV/Tuberculosis Coinfection Experiencing Nursing Consultation

Temporal analysis of reported cases of tuberculosis and of tuberculosis-HIV co-infection in Brazil between 2002 and 2012

Quality of Life, Psychological Interventions and Treatment Outcome in Tuberculosis Patients: The Indian Scenario

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