000007674 001__ 7674 000007674 005__ 20231228203550.0 000007674 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/m4w66jwh 000007674 037__ $$aETD 000007674 245__ $$aFactors associated with impaired health-related quality of life in pulmonary nontuberculosis mycobacterium infections 000007674 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000007674 269__ $$a2017 000007674 336__ $$aThesis 000007674 502__ $$bM.P.H. 000007674 520__ $$aNontuberculosis mycobacterium (NTM) infections often result in a chronic, debilitating pulmonary disease. Diagnosis and recognition of NTM infections is increasing, yet research and evidence are lacking and more is needed to provide optimized counseling and informed decisions surrounding interventions. More information is needed about detailed clinical and demographic predictors for impaired health-related quality of life among patients with NTM pulmonary infections. 000007674 650__ $$aQuality of Life $$025032 000007674 650__ $$aMycobacterium avium Complex$$028274 000007674 650__ $$aMycobacterium $$022562 000007674 650__ $$aLung Diseases $$021647 000007674 691__ $$aOHSU-PSU School of Public Health$$041366 000007674 7001_ $$aBerger, Katherine E. 000007674 8564_ $$9f8b529d0-cd5c-495d-b307-91093dfd56d6$$s1847710$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7674/files/Berger.Katherine.2017.pdf 000007674 905__ $$a/rest/prod/m3/26/m2/25/m326m2257 000007674 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:7674$$pstudent-work 000007674 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations 000007674 980__ $$aDual Author Affiliations Cleanup