Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Regarding Pulmonary Rehabilitation Among The Patients With Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) continues to be a major global health concern, particularly in high-burden countries like India, despite advancements in treatment. India carries the largest share of this burden, contributing to over one-fourth of all new cases each year. This makes it crucial to have strong measures in place to prevent and control the spread of the disease. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has been beneficial for certain chronic lung diseases, improving lung function, exercise endurance and QoL. The study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, practice regarding pulmonary rehabilitation, determine the correlation between knowledge, attitude, practice regarding pulmonary rehabilitation, find out the association between the knowledge, attitude, practice regarding pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with selected demographic variables. Totally 108 samples were randomly selected for this descriptive study. The study findings are more than half of the patients had inadequate knowledge (57.4%) and poor practices (58.3%) on pulmonary rehabilitation. Poor positive correlation between knowledge, attitude and practice on pulmonary rehabilitation. Sociodemographic variables marital status, socioeconomic status, and age all significantly influence the knowledge, attitude and practice on pulmonary rehabilitation. The study concluded that there is a gap in patient knowledge and practice when it comes to pulmonary tuberculosis. The study highlights the positive ripple effect that improving knowledge can have on a patient's attitude and practice.