Tuberculosis/HIV coinfection from the perspective of quality of life: scope review

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2021-01, Vol.74 (3), p.1-8
• Main Authors: Carvalho, Marcos Vinícius de Freitas, Taminato, Mônica, Bertolozzi, Maria Rita, Nichiata, Lúcia Yasuko Izumi, Fernandes, Hugo, Hino, Paula
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Community Health Nursing; Design; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; NURSING; Public Health; Quality of Life; Tuberculosis
• ISSN: 0034-7167; 1984-0446; 1984-0446
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0758

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze evidence on the quality of life of people with tuberculosis/HIV coinfection. Methods: review that followed steps of the Cochrane Collaboration, with the search of publications in the bases Embase, LILACS, PubMed, and Cochrane, through the descriptors “HIV,” “Tuberculosis,” and “Quality of Life,” without a temporal cut. Results: the results include 15 studies, published between 2009 and 2019, with the level of evidence V, in its majority. It was observed that there is no uniformity in the instrument used. Psychological support to this group and strengthening of actions to manage both infections are necessary. This segment’s quality of life is associated with social factors and scientific production on the subject concentrated in underdeveloped countries. Conclusions: the articles found have a low level of scientific evidence and indicate that people who experience coinfection have a more compromised quality of life when compared to those who experience tuberculosis or HIV separately. RESUMEN Objetivos: mapear y analizar las evidencias sobre calidad de vida de personas que presentan la coinfección tuberculosis/VIH. Métodos: revisión sistemática que siguió las etapas propuestas por la Colaboración Cochrane, con búsqueda de publicaciones en las siguientes bases de datos: Embase, LILACS, PubMed y Cochrane, por medio de los descriptores “VIH”, “Tuberculosis”, y “Quality of Life”, sin recorte temporal. Resultados: fueron incluidos 15 estudios, publicados entre 2009 y 2019, en lengua inglesa y, en su mayoría, con nivel de evidencia V. Observó que no hay estandarización en el instrumento utilizado para evaluar la calidad de vida de los participantes. Conclusiones: los artículos encontrados poseen bajo nivel de evidencia científica, e indican que las personas que experimentan la coinfección presentan la calidad de vida más comprometida cuando comparadas a aquellas que experimentan la tuberculosis o el VIH como agravios únicos. RESUMO Objetivos: mapear e analisar as evidências sobre a qualidade de vida de pessoas que apresentam a coinfecção tuberculose/HIV. Métodos: revisão de escopo que seguiu as etapas propostas pela Colaboração Cochrane, com busca de publicações nas seguintes bases de dados: Embase, LILACS, PubMed e Cochrane, por meio dos descritores “HIV”, “Tuberculosis”, e “Quality of Life”, sem recorte temporal. Resultados: foram incluídos 15 estudos, publicados entre 2009 e 2019, na língua inglesa e, em sua maioria, com nível de