Abstract: ObjectiveTo investigate the encountered life events in patients with tuberculosis within 1 year before the attack.MethodsThe encountered life events within 1 year before the attack were investigated in 85 patients with tuberculosis, the life event frequency (LEF) and life event intensity (LEI) were calculated respectively, and the life events were compared with those within 1 year in 55 healthy subjects.Results71 cases (83.5%) of the 85 patients with tuberculosis had encountered different life events within 1 year before the attack, which was significantly different from that in the control group (9 cases, 16.4%) (χ²=12.351,P<0.01 ). The LEF, negative LEF, average LEI, average negative LEI in the tuberculosis group before the attack were obviously higher than those in the control group (P<0.05～0.01), but there were no significant differences in the positive LEF and average positive LEI between the two groups (P>0.05).ConclusionThe encountered life events are closely correlated with primary tuberculosis, so more mental cares should be paid to the patients.

Key words: tuberculosis, life event, psychology