Mental distress and health-related quality of life in gambiense human African trypanosomiasis: a case-control study in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Junior MudjiNancy AckamYaw Ampem AmoakoBlaise MadingaPépé MumbereAbigail AgbanyoJohannes BlumRichard Odame PhillipsDavid Hurst Molyneux

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2022)

The presence of neurological sequelae leads to mental distress and a diminished QoL in former gHAT patients. Minimising neurologic sequelae and incorporating psychosocial interventions should be essential management goals for gHAT.

Keyphrases

mental health
end stage renal disease
endothelial cells
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
physical activity
peritoneal dialysis
public health
patient reported outcomes
subarachnoid hemorrhage