Quality of life, tuberculosis and treatment outcome; a case-control and nested cohort study.
Sumona DattaRobert H GilmanRosario MontoyaLuz Quevedo CruzTeresa ValenciaDoug HuffMatthew J SaundersCarlton A EvansPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2020)
Tuberculosis was associated with impaired psychosocioeconomic QOL which recovered with successful treatment. Low QOL scores predicted adverse treatment outcome. This brief EUROHIS-QOL eight-item questionnaire quantified the holistic needs of tuberculosis-affected people, potentially guiding patient-centred care.