ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 2

The importance of palliative care in patients with severe and chronic forms of tuberculosis

1Assistant of the Department of PhthisiologySamarkand State Medical Institute, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

2High-end Phthisiology, Samarkand Regional Center for Tuberculosis and Pulmonology, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

3Student of the Faculty of Medical Biology, Samarkand State Medical InstituteSamarkand, Uzbekistan, Email id: nargizamamatova195@gmail.com

Online Published on 04 April, 2022.

Abstract

Palliative care is an approach aimed at improving the quality of life of patients and their families who have problems with life-threatening illness. The aim of the study was to determine the need for palliative care in patients with severe and chronic forms of tuberculosis. This study involved 43 patients with severe or moderate TB. We used the HADS scale to help determine the level of anxiety and depression in patients, the Charlson scale to determine the degree of comorbidity in patients under long-term follow-up, and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to assess chronic pain. In summary, treatment of patients with severe and chronic forms of tuberculosis requires palliative care, including medical and psychological interventions.

Keywords

Palliative Care, Severe And Chronic Forms Of Tuberculosis, Patients, Scale