[Some specific features of life quality in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis]

The paper presents the results of examination of two groups of male patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: 152 males with fibrosocavernous pulmonary tuberculosis and 123 males with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis; which included physical examination, X-ray, laboratory, and functional studies, multifactorial psychological personality testing, survey using a special questionnaire. The functional parameters of health have been found to be worse in male patients with chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. Analyzing the social situation revealed no statistically significant differences in males with chronic or first diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis. The psychological characteristics were more impaired in male patients with chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. By recognizing that life quality is an integrative indicator of the functional parameters of health and the social and psychological parameters of living standards and life way, life quality in all male patients with pulmonary tuberculosis may be considered to be low. Life quality in male patients with chronic pulmonary tuberculosis is still worse than in those with first diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis.