Quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary tuberculosis and in the presence of the arterial hypertension

Abstract

Objective. To analyze the characteristics of the quality of life (QOL) changes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), COPD + TB and arterial hypertension (AH) (COPD + TB + AH).

Material and methods. QOL indices were analyzed by 8 scores of SF-36 questionnaire in 115 respondents (n=35 (COPD), n=25 (COPD + TB), n=20 (COPD + TB + AH), n=35 (AH)).

Results. Compared to patients with AH, the level of role functioning based on physical con-dition, general health, vitality, social functioning, and mental health patients with COPD, COPD + TB and COPD + TB + AH, was assessed below the average in general population. Patients with COPD + TB + AH showed the lowest rates of both physical and mental health indices.

Conclusion. The presence of comorbid COPD and AH in patients receiving treatment for TB leads to a decrease in the QOL of patients with 3 competing diseases, which requires an integrated approach to the management of this category of patients, involving specialists of various specialties to increase patient compliance and cure then from TB.