Open AccessAssociation between depression and malnutrition in pulmonary tuberculosis patients: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Xue-E Fang,
Danping Chen,
Lingling Tang,
Yanjun Mao
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i14.4395
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , depression (economics) , body mass index , cross sectional study , quality of life (healthcare) , anorexia , patient health questionnaire , physical therapy , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , pathology , anxiety , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Depression has been reported to be prevalent in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Moreover, several clinical symptoms of PTB and depression overlap, such as loss of appetite and malnutrition. However, the association between depression and malnutrition in TB patients has not been fully elucidated.