A prospective study of pulmonary tuberculosis in rural geriatric population of South India

Shaik, Khwaja Ubedullah; Dattu, Menta Sunil; Suresh, Roopa; Krishnamurthy, S; Revanasiddappa, HG; Reddy, YJ Visweswara

doi:10.15380/2277-5706.jcsr.15.043

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“…The changes in immunity associated with advanced age is well-known from many observations of waning tuberculin reactions, or even anergy, among both TB patients and healthy subjects at the upper extreme of age [30]. In disagreement with our study, Shaik et al study found that the gender distribution was parallel in adults aged 18-59 years (male: female=30:20) and elderly (male: female=36:14) patients [12]. Similar findings were reported in other studies, [15,31,32] where the proportion of male patients ranged from 61%-67.6%.…”

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“…Similar findings were reported in other studies, [15,31,32] where the proportion of male patients ranged from 61%-67.6%. There was no statistically significant difference in sputum smear positivity and ranking between elderly patients and younger aged 18-59 years [12]. This observation is similar to that documented in other studies [13,20,21].…”

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“…In the elderly group 32 (64%) patients were in age group 60-65 years, were aged over 70 years. In the 18-59 year old individuals 12 (24%) patients were aged 18-30 years, 23 (46%) were in the age group 31-45years and the remaining 15 (30%) were aged 45-59 years [12].…”

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“…Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most prevalent and serious of all human infectious diseases and is still a major infectious disease global. Despite the implementation of strong TB initiatives, this highly infectious disease continues to affect all susceptible populations, including the aged people [12].…”

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“…Atypical clinical signs of TB in elderly patients can result in delay in diagnosis and beginning of treatment; higher rates of morbidity and mortality from this curable infection can occur. Underlying illnesses, age-related decrease in immune function, the increased frequency of drug side effects, and institutionalization can complicate the overall outcome in elderly patients with TB [12].…”

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Pattern of Tuberculosis in Elderly Patients in Egypt

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Alsenbsy²,

Badawy³

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Background and study aim: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most prevalent and grave of all humanoid contagious diseases and is still a major infectious disease worldwide. The geriatric population in developed countries represents a big reservoir of tuberculosis infection across all racial and sex subsets. We aim in this study to assess the pattern of TB in elderly patients in Qena governorate in Egypt. Patients and methods: All patients aged 50 years and above who were diagnosed with TB have been included in the study. The patients were evaluated regarding the incidence rate: for new cases, and relapse cases (pulmonary and extra pulmonary). Results: The mean age of included patients was 41.18 years and 51.3% of the studied patients were male. Regarding residence we found 54.7% of patients live in rural areas and 45.3% in urban. 82.9% of the patients were tuberculin positive. As regard chest x-ray finding we found: normal in 17.1% of patients, 17.1% bilateral, 25.6% right upper lobe 16.2% whole right lung, 10.3% left upper lobe, 6% left lower lobe, 3.4% right lower lobe, 2.6% pleural effusion and 1.7% whole left lung. In the present study we found that 81.2% of patients had pulmonary TB and 18.8% had extra pulmonary TB. Conclusion: The study documents important variances in clinical and radiological findings of pulmonary TB in geriatric patients. Sputum analysis for AFB remains a significant, easy and cheap method for diagnosis, but might not be continuously supportive in early diagnosis.

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Relationship of family caregivers’ associated factors with medication adherence among elderly with tuberculosis in Iran

Hassani,

Mohammadi Shahboulagi,

Foroughan

et al. 2024

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseas

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Factors Associated with Medication Adherence in Elderly Individuals with Tuberculosis: A Qualitative Study

Hassani

Shahboulaghi

Foroughan

et al. 2023

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiolog

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Background and Objectives. Medication adherence is the main determinant in the successful treatment of tuberculosis. The identification of the factors related to medication adherence is necessary to carry out appropriate interventions and to ameliorate tuberculosis control. Although medication nonadherence is more common in elderly tuberculosis patients, few studies have investigated the factors related to medication adherence in this age group, and there is no specific study in this field. Therefore, the objective of this study was explaining the factors related to medication adherence based on the healthcare professionals, elderly tuberculosis patients, and their caregivers’ experiences. Methods. This qualitative study was conducted in two phases, using an integrative literature review and individual interviews. Studies were gathered without time restriction from MEDLINE databases, Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), Google Scholar, Scopus, and EMBASE, as well as national databases, including Scientific Information Database and Magiran. The findings of 38 studies that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed through the conventional content analysis method based on the ecological approach. After reviewing and forming the data matrix, purposive sampling was performed among healthcare professionals, elderly tuberculosis patients aged 60 and over, and family caregivers of elderly patients to conduct individual interviews. Data obtained from 20 interviews were analyzed using the directed content analysis method. After coding, the data from individual interviews were entered based on similarity and difference in the categories of data matrix obtained from the literature review. Results. In general, the aforementioned codes were placed in four main categories, including individual factors (i.e., biological factors, affective-emotional factors, behavioral factors, cognitive factors, tuberculosis-related factors, and economic factors), interpersonal factors (i.e., patient’s relationship with treatment team and family-related factors), factors related to healthcare service provider centers (i.e., medical centers’ facilities and capacity building in healthcare service provider), and extraorganizational factors (i.e., social factors and health policymaking). Conclusion. The results of this study showed that medication adherence in elderly patients with tuberculosis was a complex and multidimensional phenomenon. Therefore, society, policymakers, and healthcare providers should scrutinize the factors affecting medication adherence in this group of patients to plan and implement more effective interventions.

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A prospective study of pulmonary tuberculosis in rural geriatric population of South India

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Pattern of Tuberculosis in Elderly Patients in Egypt

Pattern of Tuberculosis in Elderly Patients in Egypt

Relationship of family caregivers’ associated factors with medication adherence among elderly with tuberculosis in Iran

Factors Associated with Medication Adherence in Elderly Individuals with Tuberculosis: A Qualitative Study

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