Association of Major Depressive Episode with Negative Outcomes of Tuberculosis Treatment

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Fecha

2013

Registro en:

https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10695

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069514

Institución

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Perú)

Resumen

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) persists an important contributor to the burden of diseases in developing countries. TB control success is based on the patient’s compliance to the treatment. Depressive disorders have been negatively associated with compliance of therapeutic schemes for chronic diseases. This study aimed to estimate the significance and magnitude of major depressive episode as a hazard factor for negative outcomes (NO), including abandon or death in patients receiving TB treatment.

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