Valoración de calidad de vida en pacientes con tuberculosis del Centro de Salud Bastión Popular Tipo C. Año 2021.

Abstract

Background: Quality of life is a multidisciplinary concept, that is, it can be used in different contexts or it can be based on the degree of physical, psychological, social and environmental health of an individual, and highly relevant in health care, and it must begin to be given the value it has, since it is a reflection of the way in which the subject perceives his state of health; a decrease in the quality of life of people living with tuberculosis is evident Methods: Observational, prospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study, all patients with a diagnosis of tuberculosis who come to the Bastion Popular Health Center are included, personalized surveys containing sociodemographic data, toxic habits, nutritional status and the SF 36 survey are used to assess quality. life of patients. Results: It was found that of the 46 patients with TB surveyed, the prevailing age was 20-29 years and comprised 39.1%, the male sex 42%, the ethnic group present is mestizo with 73.9%, the state single civilian with 34.8% followed by common law union with 32.6%, secondary schooling with 60.9%, unemployment is presented with 37%, the affected dimension was physical function with 58.7% and the physical role with 60.9%, the quality of life in general is good.