Qualitative study of patient experiences of mental distress during TB investigation and treatment in Zambia.
Tila MaingaM GondweI MactaggartR C StewartK ShanaubeH AylesV BondPublished in: BMC psychology (2022)
The findings illustrate that mental distress during TB is driven by multi-layered and intersecting stresses, with the economic stress of poverty often being the most powerful driver. Measures are urgently needed to support TB patients during the investigation and treatment phase, including increased availability of mental health services, better social security safety nets during TB treatment, and interventions targeting TB, HIV and mental health stigma. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03739736 . Trial registration date: November 14, 2018.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- clinical trial
- healthcare
- hiv aids
- human immunodeficiency virus
- mental illness
- antiretroviral therapy
- newly diagnosed
- gold nanoparticles
- public health
- hiv positive
- combination therapy
- phase iii
- prognostic factors
- replacement therapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- hiv testing
- double blind
- highly efficient
- patient reported