Family Burden of Tuberculosis on Female Patients

Authors

  • Arpita Hundawal Researcher, Department of Social Work, IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Pragya Sharma Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, IIS (Deemed to be University), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Maliram Aswal Head of Department and Professor, Department of Respiratory and Tuberculosis, Jaipur National University (Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37591/rrjomst.v10i1.2483

Keywords:

BAS (score), communicable disease, family burden, female patient, pulmonary tuberculosis, social work study

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) affects mostly economically active populations in underdeveloped and developing countries, therefore TB can have far-reaching economic and social consequences among infected people and other members of their family. TB is the second leading reason behind death worldwide amongst communicable diseases. TB kills approximately 1 million women in a year and is chargeable for more deaths in women within the reproductive people. The burden assessment schedule (BAS) has been developed from the angle of the chronic mentally ill and consequently would be most applicable to the present group. It may well be conceptualized that this instrument is also able to predict burnout in persons caring for a chronically mentally ill person. With nuclear families rapidly replacing joint families especially in urban areas and with increasing numbers of ladies within the manpower, caring for the mentally disabled member is commonly shouldered by one caregiver. This naturally increases the probabilities of the blow which should be recognized early for effective intervention. We believe that, by measuring both subjective and objective burdens, the BAS is sensitive enough to detect early symptoms of burnout. While the BAS could also be relevant and applicable to measuring burden in other chronic illness groups, a decent deal and more research must be met out before this might be established with certainty.

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2021-06-14

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2021)

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