Cognitive-behavioral therapy on psychological stress and quality of life in subjects with pulmonary tuberculosis: a community-based cluster randomized controlled trial

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Zuo, Xiaowei, Dong, Zongmei, Zhang, Peng, Zhang, Pan, Zhu, Xianghua, Qiao, Cheng, Yang, Yongjie, Lou, Peian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 24.11.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Behavior modification; Care and treatment; Chemotherapy; Chronic illnesses; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Clinical trials; Clusters; Cognitive ability; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Cognitive therapy; Community health care; Depression; Diagnosis; Emotions; Health aspects; Health services; Infectious diseases; Intervention; Medicine; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Patient outcomes; Patients; Psychological stress; Psychotherapy; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Quality assessment; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Service stations; Signs and symptoms; Stress (Psychology); Tuberculosis; China

Background Anxiety and depression are two common psychological disorders in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. We aimed to explore the effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) on psychological stress and quality of life in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods From September 2018 to...