title: Emotional distress in Angolan patients with several types of tuberculosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is growing evidence that emotional distress expressed in terms of anxiety and depression is very high among tuberculosis (TB) patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to determine levels of anxiety, depression and emotional distress in patients with several types of TB and to determine the association between social-demographic and economical factors, clinical variables and anxiety, depression and emotional distress.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was performed in a sample of 81 TB patients. A social-demographic and economical questionnaire was used, followed by the hospital anxiety and depression scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  38.3% and 49.4% of our sample presented significant levels of anxiety and depression. 44.4% of patients had significant levels of emotional distress.Married subjects, a diagnosis of extra-pulmonary TB and multidrug resistant TB were related to higher risk for anxiety. Gender, extra-pulmonary and multidrug resistant TB were associated to depression. Female gender and cases of extra-pulmonary TB presented a 1.5 times risk for emotional distress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study found high rates of anxiety, depression and emotional distress among TB patients. Marital status, gender, type and treatment of TB were related to higher levels of emotional disorder. Mental health services should be an integral part of programs against tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Sanatorium Hospital of Huambo. Huambo/ Angola.
authors.forename: Paulo Benvinda
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Xavier
authors.affiliation: CESPU, Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde- Norte (SciencesDepartment). Gandra/ Portugal.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peixoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000810:Angola / Q000453:epidemiology; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Anxiety; Common Mental Disorders; Depression; Huambo; Miliary Tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Pott's Disease; Pulmonary Tuberculosis