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Masters Thesis | Community Medicine | Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2026 | Pages: 1169 - 1176 | India
Quality of Life Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: An Exploratory Study
Abstract: Background: In many healthcare settings, health-related quality-of-life has been utilized extensively as a useful indicator of health outcomes and has been crucial in the creation of interventions and policies. Both generic and disease-specific measures may be used to evaluate HRQoL. This diverse term is affected by a complex interplay between one?s physical condition, psychological state, personal beliefs, their relationships with others and their relationship to many salient parts of one?s surroundings. Specifically, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a measure of QOL and how it relates to health. The objective of the study was to evaluate the quality of life among individuals with pulmonary tuberculosis and examine its association with selected demographic variables, as well as compare mean quality-of-life scores across these demographic groups in selected Community Health Centre of Haridwar District, Uttarakhand. Methodology: A Quantitative, Non-experimental approach with an exploratory research design was adopted for this study. The present study was conducted at selected Community Health Centre in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The criterion for the choice of the study setting is subject availability. Data was collected from 138 samples by using SF-36 Questionnaire. Result: Pain was?quality of life domain with highest mean score (mean 79) and it was followed by physical functioning. The second highest mean score of quality of life was seen?in physical functioning (mean=72). Score?on quality of life in the role limitation due to physical health domain was very low (49). There is a very strong statistical relationship between education and quality of life?in the emotional well-being area. The relationship between smoking status and emotional QOL was 5.472 (P -value?< 0.05) that is statistically significant. The associating between quality-of-life social QOL and smoking?was 8.178 that statistically is considered very significant. Conclusion: On the basis of this finding, it can be stated that there is a need to be focus on role limitation due to physical health of tuberculosis patients. Physical health issues can significantly impact person?s ability to perform their roles effectively. By understanding these limitations, healthcare facilities can create supportive environments that promote well-being of the patients.
Keywords: Quality of Life, Activity of daily living, Physical health, tuberculosis, caregivers
How to Cite?: Surabhi Pasbola, Niju Joy, Shobita Bansal, "Quality of Life Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: An Exploratory Study", Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1169-1176, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26319103411, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26319103411