Perceived stigma and depression in initially diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients.
Li-Yun LeeHeng-Hsin TungShu-Ching ChenChiung-Hui FuPublished in: Journal of clinical nursing (2017)
An intervention to reduce patient tuberculosis stigma, such as improving community healthcare education or offering mental health outreach, has great potential to lower the level of depression among patients with tuberculosis.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- healthcare
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- mental illness
- hiv aids
- depressive symptoms
- social support
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- physical activity
- emergency department
- risk assessment
- human health
- adverse drug