Increasing Latino Adolescents’ Adherence to Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Controlled Trial

Abstract

Coaching can increase Latino adolescents' adherence to treatment for latent tuberculosis infection and should contribute to tuberculosis control for adolescents at high risk of contracting the disease.

A Systematic Review of Adherence-Enhancing Interventions in Adolescents Taking Long-term Medicines

“…In 10 studies, the main intervention delivery site was the patient's usual clinic [38,39,[42][43][44][47][48][49]51,54]. Alternative delivery sites, used alone or in addition to the clinic, included the patients' homes [41,43,45,46,50], schools [52], and in four cases, various venues including community facilities were considered [40,41,43,46].…”

“…Alternative delivery sites, used alone or in addition to the clinic, included the patients' homes [41,43,45,46,50], schools [52], and in four cases, various venues including community facilities were considered [40,41,43,46]. One intervention was based on text messaging [53].…”

“…Two interventions were peer-led [44,45], whereas the remaining three incorporated the use of adult interventionists acting either as a rolemodel [40], as an adherence coach (college students) [43], or as a diabetes personal trainer [46].…”

Meta-analysis of factors related to health services that predict treatment default by tuberculosis patients

“…Hovell et al 62 Dick et al 42 Subtotal Subtotal Demissie et al 67 Alvarez-Gordillo et al 66 Case-control Barnwell et al 38 Intervention White et al 58 Chaisson et al 52 Morisky et al 56 Subtotal …”

Tuberculosis: evidence review for newly arriving immigrants and refugees

“…137 Strategies that have increased adherence to treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in immigrant and refugee populations include patient reminders (calendar stickers for self-monitoring, phone calls, letters and directly observed therapy), adherence coaches who speak the same language as the patient, ongoing education of patients and providers, and cultural case management. 25,[144][145][146] Goldberg and colleagues found that when case managers were matched to the ethnic and linguistic background of patients and provided treatment for latent tuberculosis and monitoring during monthly home visits, adherence with treatment was substantially improved (82% v. 37%), as compared with standard clinic-based management before the intervention.…”