An analytical study of the relationship between family function and health related quality of life among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

ABSTRACT

Background@#Tuberculosis is a curable disease, however, there are added burden that patients carry than its clinical symptoms. Efforts were made to improve quality program although only few studies evaluate the impact of the disease to patients and gauge how their family coped@*Objectives@#To assess family function and health related quality of life among pulmonary tuberculosis patients and evaluates its relationship.@*Methods@#An analytical, cross-sectional study among all pulmonary tuberculosis patients enrolled in TB-DOTS facility in Perpetual Succour Hospital, Cebu City, Philippines for the months of August-October 2018. Consent was taken prior to the distribution of APGAR family assessment tool and WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire which was self-administered.@*Results@#A total of 61 patients were included in the study. Majority (72.10%) had high APGAR score and good general quality of life (50.8%). Only 36.1% were satisfied with their general health. Generally, all mean scores in the 4 domains were comparable though the distribution was wide. Only the environmental domain had a direct correlation with APGAR with a correlation coefficient of 0.253 and p-value of 0.049.@*Conclusion@#Family function has no direct correlation with overall health-related quality of life. Although majority of the population perceived to have a highly functional family with greater APGAR score and with a relatively good quality of life, there is no direct correlation between the APGAR and general quality of life and general health. Among the 4 domains, only the environment domain has significant correlation with APGAR or family function.