A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND COPING STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS AT SELECTED DOTS CENTERS WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP A PAMPHLET

The study aimed to identify the quality of life and coping strategies adopted by Pulmonary Tuberculosis patients. The research design adopted for the study was descriptive survey design in which 100 Pulmonary Tuberculosis patients were taken atPataudi, DOTS centre of District Gurugram. The tools used for data collection was structured WHOQOL rating scale to assess the quality of life and Moo?s coping rating scale to assess the coping strategies adopted by pulmonary tuberculosis patients. A final study was conducted in the month of December of 2018 and the data was collected by using interview technique. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics.