Psychological Distress among Adult Inpatients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis at National Tuberculosis Central Program
Abstract: Tuberculosis is a kind of serious physical disorder which not only affects human organs (pulmonary and extrapulmonary) but also causes psychological disorders. This study investigated the prevalence of anxiety and depression among tuberculosis TB inpatients at the National Tuberculosis Central Program in Cambodia.. Using a crosssectional descriptive design, 58 patients were surveyed using the Hopkins Checklist25 HSCL25 to assess psychological distress. The analysis of the relationship between anxiety and depression prevalence and socio-demographic factors was conducted using Epi Info 3.5 software. Amongst 58 tuberculosis patients, the average age was 48 year and standard deviation was 11.35. There was a difference in proportion of female 36.2% (n=21, mean age=44.01 years, SD=10.9) to male 63.8% (n=37, mean age=47 years, SD=11.5 years). High percentage of them was farmer, accounting for 29.3% (n=17), in which the lowest percentage was 1.7% (n=1). The majority of the inpatients interviewed were male accounting for 37. The rates of patients with HSCL-25 score greater than cut-off 1.75 (
Keywords: Pulmonary tuberculosis, anxiety, depression
How to Cite?: Khannara Kheng, Sophana Sam, Silab Ong, Sikheang Chhiv, Sear Soun, Sophal Mom, Navuddh Oam, Thida Chak, "Psychological Distress among Adult Inpatients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis at National Tuberculosis Central Program", Volume 13 Issue 9, September 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1015-1019, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR24917132225, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR24917132225