title: [A case-control study of the impact of tuberculosis on the quality of life of patients].
abstract: A prospective study was conducted on 72 patients of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and 201 healthy controls in a third level hospital. The HRQoL questionnaire (12-Item Short Form Health Survey, SF-12) was used to assess the QoL at the onset of treatment DOTS. Patients with TB had significantly lower mean scores than controls for overall QoL (51.1 +/- SD 22.6) versus 75.9 (+/- SD 17.6), p < 0.0001. The most affected domains were physical and psychological. Active TB patients shown difficulties in activities of daily living and alterations of the psychological state.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Investigación en Tuberculosis, Institute Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas, México, DF.
authors.forename: M del Rosario
authors.initials: Mdel R
authors.lastname: Fernández-Plata
authors.forename: M Cecilia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: García-Sancho
authors.forename: José Rogelio
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pérez-Padilla
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D014376:Tuberculosis