individuals’ quality of life affected by pulmonary tuberculosis in and after intensive rehabilitation therapy

Objectives: since pulmonary tuberculosis (tb) treatment takes at least six months, it affects tb patients’ quality of life (qol). this study aimed to describe the qol of individuals affected by pulmonary tb during the initial and post-intensive treatment phases. methods: this cross-sectional study included 40 patients with tb in padang city, indonesia, for two months from february 2022. the participants were equally grouped into the intensive and post-intensive rehabilitation phases. the “world health organization’s qol questionnaire (whoqol-bref)” measured patients’ qol. the mann-whitney test pinpointed variations in patient qol across the initial and post-intensive treatment phases. results: most patients with pulmonary tb in both sets fell within the moderate qol range. the qol in the two-month post-intensive rehabilitation phase did not change (p>0.05). the qol for patients with pulmonary tb showed significant variance between those in intensive and post-intensive treatment, both in physical (p<0.05) and psychological (p<0.05) domains.discussion: patients with pulmonary tb in the intensive treatment phase experienced a diminished qol relative to those receiving post-intensive care. statistical analysis revealed no significant discrepancies in social relations or environmental conditions among participants in either therapy group. no discernible difference was observed in the patient’s qol between those receiving intensive and post-intensive pulmonary tb rehabilitation. even if no discernible difference is observed and the patient’s qol somewhat declines at the start of tb treatment, it will increase with the length and effectiveness of treatment.