title: [Determination of self-esteem levels of patients with tuberculosis].
abstract: Tuberculosis patients and determining the perception of their illnesses are important in increasing treatment adaptation. Decrease in self-esteem because of illness cause losing self confidence, deteriorating social relations and giving up struggle against illness. The aim of this study was to determine self-esteem levels of patients with tuberculosis. Descriptive and cross section study. Study was done on patients (n= 120) who were treated for pulmonary tuberculosis in "Izmir Chest Diseases and Surgical, Education, Practice and Research Hospital" between January 2001 and February 2001. Average self-esteem points of the patients were found to be 57.50 +/- 14.09 (minimum 24, maximum 84). It was observed that being unemployed and housewife, not having a job, effects on economic status of the patient, not having a hope to recover, change in family and social relations and not having social support decreased average self-esteem points of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Pamukkale University Health Education, Denizli, Turkey. erdemmuyesser@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Müyesser
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Nazan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tasçi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology