Analysis of the quality of life of tuberculosis patients based on the SF-36 form (case study in Banyumas Regency).

Introduction: Indonesia is one of the countries with the largest TB burden. To date, the success of TB treatment has only been seen from microscopic examination but has not really taken into account the quality of life of TB patients. Decreased quality of life in TB patients can cause delays in treatment and have a negative impact on the continuity of treatment, causing treatment to be interrupted or incomplete (drop out). This research was conducted with the aim of knowing the quality of life of TB patients during the treatment period along with the factors that influence it.

Methods: Measuring quality of life in this study used the SF-36 instrument. This study was analytical research with a cross-sectional study design. Study subjects were all TB patients who were still undergoing TB treatment. This study was conducted in September-November 2020. Independents variables were gender, education, marital status, occupation status, income, comorbidity, smoking habits, anxiety level, emotional support, and material support. Dependent variable was quality of life of TB patients. The data analysis used was univariate and bivariate (chi square test).

Results: The majority of TB patients had a poor quality of life (51,2%). Mental health was the highest domain with a score of 88.48, while physical role was the lowest domain with a score of 40.24. The factor that significantly influenced the quality of life of TB patients was emotional support from their families (p value 0.039).

Conclusion: More TB patients had a poor quality of life with physical health was the lowest domain. Emotional support from the families of TB patients was the main factor causing the TB patient's quality of life to be low. It is important for health service providers to promote health and provide assistance to families of TB patients in an effort to increase emotional support for TB patients. Thus, TB patients can undergo treatment well and their quality of life improves during treatment.