Relations in the family of patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis and recommendations for therapeutic interaction

• Main Authors: E. V. Sukhova, V. M. Sukhov
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: NEW TERRA Publishing House 2015-02-01
• Series: Tuberkulez i Bolezni Lëgkih
• Subjects: infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis; families of patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis; attitude to a family member who has tuberculosis; specific features of familial relations; family’s social climate; dissimilarities of families with pulmonary tuberculosis from the standard families
• Online Access: https://www.tibl-journal.com/jour/article/view/343

A family is a social group that satisfies the most important needs and fulfils diverse functions. Patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis are not emotionally supported by their family members and hence experience anger and exasperation. The functioning of 30 families of patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis was psychologically studied using the family environment scale. The findings were compared with those of 100 standard families. Six out of 10 items showed significant differences, the other 4 items also displayed dissimilarities, but the latter were insignificant. The families of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were dysfunctional. The social climate of the family had established well before infiltrative tuberculosis was diagnosed in its member. The dissimilarities from the standard families are due to the social characteristics of family members, such as low income, alcohol abuse, and imprisonment. The specific features of the social climate of a family provide an explanation for no moral support to the patient.