Short-course therapy of pulmonary tuberculosis: Doctor's compliance

Rothe, T.; Karrer, Werner

doi:10.1016/s0962-8479(96)90083-0

Cited by 13 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 14 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Other factors that may have positively influenced compliance were the culture, tradition, and family ties; the relatively high parental education level; and individual characteristics [27,31]. Provision of enough information to the family physician and adherence to the recommendations have also been recognized as international problems [32][33][34]. In 32 (49.2%) of the 65 patients who received short-course regimens and who did not complete treatment in this study, the family physician suggested discontinuation of treatment resulting from nonfamiliarity with the study protocol.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effectiveness of a 9-Month Regimen of Isoniazid Alone versus 3- and 4-Month Regimens of Isoniazid plus Rifampin for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children: Results of an 11-Year Randomized Study

Spyridis¹,

Spyridis²,

Gelesme³

et al. 2007

Clinical Infectious Diseases

221

115

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effectiveness of a 9-Month Regimen of Isoniazid Alone versus 3- and 4-Month Regimens of Isoniazid plus Rifampin for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children: Results of an 11-Year Randomized Study

Spyridis¹,

Spyridis²,

Gelesme³

et al. 2007

Clinical Infectious Diseases

221

115

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…The main findings of our study are the relatively high proportion of physicians among the private sector with correct knowledge of PTB diagnosis and relatively low proportion with correct knowledge and practice of PTB treatment as indicated in the NTP guidelines. The majority of the private sec- [10][11][12][13] and industrialized [14][15][16][17] countries. While we found a high proportion of the private sector physicians with correct knowledge about the diagnostic use of chronic cough, this is reported to be less than 1% in a study in Pakistan [18], 71.7% in a study in Somalia [19] and less than 50% in a study in Korea [10].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adherence of the private sector to national tuberculosis guidelines in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2001-02

Shirzadi

Majdzadeh²,

Pourmalek³

et al. 2003

East Mediterr Health J.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

We determined the knowledge and practice of private sector physicians in three cites regarding management of pulmonary tuberculosis [TB] and their determinants. A random sample questionnaire survey was conducted of 732 private physicians. Stratified analysis and logistic regression were used to identify the adjusted determinants of the two outcomes. A high proportion of the doctors had correct knowledge about the major diagnostic criteria but there was a low level of knowledge and practice of TB management. Significant risk factors for poor knowledge were age > / = 36 years, being a GP rather than a specialist and no attendance in TB training courses or attendance in courses held by institutions other than the public health system. Age > / = 36 years was the only significant risk factor for poor practice

show abstract

“…przeciwprątkowe, co wymaga stosowania leków drugiego rzutu i przedłużenia leczenia [5,7]. Z piśmiennictwa wynika, że nadużywanie alkoholu i bezdomność, zaliczone w badaniu do społecznych czynników ryzyka zachorowania na gruźlicę, są jednocześnie czynnikami złej współpracy chorych podczas leczenia [3,[8][9][10][11][12]. Celem pracy była ocena wpływu społecznych czynników ryzyka, którymi są nadużywanie alkoholu i bezdomność, na wyniki leczenia chorych na gruźlicę płuc potwierdzoną dodatnimi posiewami plwociny z terenu 3 województw w roku 1995 i powtórnie na tym samym obszarze w roku 2000.…”

Section: Wstępunclassified

“…W większości prac poświęconych leczeniu gruźlicy wykazano, że wyniki uzyskiwane u osób nadużywających alkoholu są gorsze niż wśród ogółu populacji. Wiąże się to przede wszystkim z niesystematycznym przyjmowaniem leków, samowolnym przerywaniem leczenia oraz w mniejszym stopniu z jego złą tolerancją [9,10,12,16,21,22]. W 1995 r. zgodnie z definicją WHO wyleczyła się lub ukończyła zaplanowane leczenie mniej niż połowa alkoholików, a co trzeci chory w tej grupie przerwał terapię.…”

Section: Tabela 4 Wyniki Leczenia Chorych W Badanych Grupach Z Uwzglę...unclassified

Impact of Social Risk Factors on Treatment Outcome in Patients with Culture Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis (CPPTB)

Siemion-Szcześniak¹,

Kuś²

2012

Advances in Respiratory Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of social risk factors on treatment outcome among culture- positive patients treated for active pulmonary tuberculosis in three separate districts—Warsaw, Gdansk and Siedlce—in years 1995 and 2000. Materials and methods: We retrospectively reviewed medical records of patients who were notified in 1995 and 2000 and were treated in hospitals and dispensaries. Alcohol abuse and homelessness were recognized as risk factors associated with tuberculosis and nonadherence to treatment. Treatment outcome was evaluated using treatment indicators defined by the World Health Organisation: cured, treatment completed, treatment defaulted, treatment failure and “other” results of treatment. Results: Seven hundred and eight patients with culture positive pulmonary tuberculosis were included (373 in 1995 and 335 in 2000). There were 85 patients with risk factors in 1995 and 101 patients in 2000. 80 of participants in 1995 and 69 in 2000 abused alcohol, 5 and 32 were classified as homeless, respectively. Among alcohol abusers treatment success rates according to the WHO definition (either bacteriologic cured or treatment completed) were 45.1% in 1995 and 53.6% in 2000. Among patients not abusing alcohol treatment success rates were 63.8% and 54.1%, respectively. The differences were statistically significant (p = 0.005 in 1995 and p = 0.0186 in 2000). In 1995 forty percent of homeless patients had succeeded treatment, while the rate of treatment success among non-homeless was 60%. Because of small number included in homeless group the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.6532). In 2000 treatment success rate among homeless participants was 25% and among non-homeless—57.1%, which was highly statistically significant (p = 0.001). Conclusions: Alcohol abuse and homelessness were associated with bad treatment outcome among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Interventions to improve treatment adherence in patients considered to be at risk for default are necessary.

show abstract

Short-course therapy of pulmonary tuberculosis: Doctor's compliance

Cited by 13 publications

References 14 publications

The Effectiveness of a 9-Month Regimen of Isoniazid Alone versus 3- and 4-Month Regimens of Isoniazid plus Rifampin for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children: Results of an 11-Year Randomized Study

The Effectiveness of a 9-Month Regimen of Isoniazid Alone versus 3- and 4-Month Regimens of Isoniazid plus Rifampin for Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children: Results of an 11-Year Randomized Study

Adherence of the private sector to national tuberculosis guidelines in the Islamic Republic of Iran, 2001-02

Impact of Social Risk Factors on Treatment Outcome in Patients with Culture Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis (CPPTB)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About