Tuberculosis Treatment Compliance Research Articles

Factors Related to Tuberculosis Treatment Compliance: A Cross-Sectional Study on Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Introduction: The success of pulmonary TB treatment remains low due to patients' lack of compliance with the treatment regimen. This study aims to determine factors related to treatment compliance among TB patients at the Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic of the Raja Ampat Regional General Hospital.
 Methods: An observational research design with a cross-sectional study approach was employed, involving 125 tuberculosis patients receiving treatment at the Internal Medicine Outpatient Clinic of the Raja Ampat Regional General Hospital, selected through total sampling technique. Data collection utilized a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using univariate, bivariate (Chi-Square test), and multivariate (Binary Logistic Regression) analyses.
 Results: The majority of treatment-compliant TB patients among the 125 respondents were 74 (59.2%) in the compliant category. There was a significant relationship between age, education, knowledge, attitude, perception, motivation, and staff support with the level of treatment compliance. Good knowledge (AOR: 2.18; CI: 1.05-1.56; p 0.003) and high staff support (AOR: 1.27; CI: 1.11-1.68; p 0.006) increased TB patient treatment compliance.
 Conclusion: TB patient treatment compliance is still below the established standards. Knowledge and staff support enhance better treatment compliance, emphasizing the importance of education and improving service access, such as health worker visits to TB patients' homes.

Faktor-Faktor Yang Berhubungan Dengan Kepatuhan Pengobatan Pada Pasien Tuberkulosis Di UPT Puskesmas Kepanjen Kabupaten Malang

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that causes the most common death from a single infectious pathogen, and is among the 20 leading causes of death worldwide. Treatment is one of the important efforts to control TB, and compliance with treatment is very necessary to achieve recovery. This research was conducted to identify whether the variables age, education, knowledge, and the role of the Drug Swallowing Supervisor (PMO) have a relationship with TB treatment compliance. This research uses an analytical cross-sectional approach. The sample in this study was 32 SO TB patients who were undergoing treatment at the Kepanjen Community Health Center, Malang Regency. The results of the analysis using the alternative Chi-square test, namely the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Z test and Fisher's exact test, show that the variables are age (P value 0.690), level of education (P value 0.675), level of knowledge (P value 0.573), and The role of the PMO (P value 0.224) does not have a significant relationship with the level of TB treatment compliance in patients seeking treatment at the Kepanjen Community Health Center.

Tuberculosis Family Support Training’s (TB FaST) Influence on Encouraging TB Treatment Compliance

Background: Family support is necessary for tuberculosis (TB) treatment compliance. Family intentions and practices in providing support to TB patients require considerable improvement, which is possible via training. Objective: This study aimed to analyze the influence of tuberculosis family support training (TB FaST) on the family members’ intentions and practices in encouraging TB treatment compliance in the continuation phase. Methods: This quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group design involved 56 TB patients and 56 family members of patients who had undergone the continuation phase of category 1 TB treatment in the third and fourth months. All patients treated with tuberculosis were directly observed with treatment short-course (TB DOTS) at primary health care. All the subjects were divided into intervention and control groups. TB FaST was given only to the intervention group and delivered using a combination of lectures, case-based focused group discussions, and role-playing in problem-solving over two consecutive days. Results: The result showed a significant improvement in the family support practices five weeks after training in the intervention group compared to the control group (p<0.05). However, only a slight improvement was observed in the family intentions (p>0.05). Conclusion: TB FaST mainly affects the practices of family members in providing family support to encourage TB treatment compliance in the continuation phase. We recommend that TB FaST or other educational tools be used again after TB FaST to improve intention.

HUBUNGAN KEPATUHAN DAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DENGAN CLINICAL OUTCOME PASIEN TB

Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. The low compliance of tuberculosis treatment caused resistance and affected clinical outcomes. Purpose: This study aimed to determine the relationship between medication compliance and family support with clinical outcomes in tuberculosis patients. Method: This analytical study used a cross-sectional design. The population was tuberculosis patients who used intensive phase of tuberculosis treatment at several primary health care. This study used a consecutive sampling technique. After we met the criteria and the patient signed informed consent, then microscopic smear and measurement of body weight were done to find clinical outcomes. After that, we gave a Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS-5) questionnaire to measure medication compliance and a family support questionnaire to measure family support. The collected data were analyzed by fisher-test.Results: This study showed a relationship between medication compliance and clinical outcome with a p-value of 0.003 0.05. Respondents with high adherence had 16.625 times the possibility of achieving clinical outcomes compared to respondents who had low compliance. In addition, it was also found that there was a relationship between family support with clinical outcomes with a p-value of 0.006 0.05, and respondents with good family support had 11.333 times the possibility to achieve good clinical outcomes compared to respondents with sufficient family support. Conclusion: Hight medication compliance on treatment and good family support is essential in achieving good clinical outcomes at the end of the intensive phase.

Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment: A Relation between Family Support and Patient Behavior

Introduction: Knowledge, family support, and behavior have a significant impact on an individual's and community's health. They play a critical part in deciding disease control programs and transmission prevention of tuberculosis. The purpose of the study was to determine the association between family support, patient behavior, and tuberculosis treatment compliance in the Baing Primary Health Care of Wulla-Waijilu DistrictMethods:The study design was cross-sectional using the Spearman Rho test. The sample was 123 respondents with purposive sampling technique. The data collection was using sociodemographic questionnaires, family support, behavior, TB treatment adherence and MMAS-8. The dependent variable in this study was family support. The independent variables in this study were patient behavior and TB treatment adherence.Result:There was a relationship between family support and patient behavior (p=0.025), a relationship between family support and compliance with TB treatment (p=0.042)Conclusion:It can be concluded that there was a relationship between family support and TB patient behavior and there was a strong and significant relationship between family support and the level of TB treatment adherence.

Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga dengan Kepatuhan Berobat Penderita Tuberkulosis di Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Timur

<p>Indonesia still has a big problem in dealing with TB disease. The purpose of this study is to find out the Relationship between Family Support with Tuberculosis Treatment Compliance in east Bolaang Mongodow Regency. This research method uses this type of quantitative research. This study is an analytical observational study with the design used, it is called cross sectional study. Research has been conducted in East Bolaang Mongondow Regency from April 2021 to June 2021. The population in this study was 130 respondents. Based on the results of cross-tabulation between free variables (Family support) and bound variables (Adherence to tuberculosis patients) using chi square statistical tests obtained a value of p value = 0,000 so that it can be concluded there is a Family Support Relationship with tuberculosis treatment compliance in East Bolaang Mongodow Regency. It is expected to the East Mongodow District Health Office to be able to cooperate with the family in maximizing the role of the family in the treatment process of family members.</p>

The Effect of Side Effects Tuberculosis Treatment in the Early Stage Towards Compliance with Tuberculosis Patients

Pulmonary tuberculosis treatment causes various side effects including nausea and vomiting, itching, vision problems, and anemia. Drug side effects in the early stages are one of the causes of non-adherence to complete treatment. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the side effects Tuberculosis treatment in the early stages on treatment compliance for tuberculosis patients. This study used a cross sectional design. Samples were taken as many as 71 respondents, the instruments used were side effects of early-stage tuberculosis treatment and compliance with tuberculosis treatment in tuberculosis patients from the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS). The results of the study found 97.7% adherent and 2.3% non-adherent, 39.5% mild side effects and 60.5% severe side effects. Chi-square test showed that no significant difference between the side effects of TB treatment in the early stages of tuberculosis treatment compliance in patients p = 0.669 at significant level of 95% (α = 0.05). There was no effect between the side effects of Tuberculosis treatment in the early stages of treatment compliance for Tuberculosis patients. It was recommended that health workers continue to monitor the side effects of tuberculosis treatment and provide motivation to carry out treatment completely.
 
 Keywords: side effects; early stage; treatment; pulmonary tuberculosis; compliance

Medical Compliance Determinants for Tuberculosis Patients in Palembang

The majority of countries in the world have tuberculosis, including Indonesia, which has the third rank in the world. This is due to a large number of sufferers who were not successfully cured. One of the factors that influence the recovery of tuberculosis patients is adherence to taking anti-tuberculosis drugs for a certain period of time. Non-adherence to treatment can exacerbate the risk of disease because it can lead to MDR (Multi Drugs Resistant) tuberculosis. This study aims to analyze the determinants of tuberculosis treatment compliance in the city of Palembang. This study used an analytical study with a semi-quantitative approach, with a cross-sectional design. Sampling was carried out by proportional random sampling at 39 Puskesmas Kota Palembang, a total of 243 samples that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data collection was carried out by means of interviews using a questionnaire. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test and multiple logistic regression. Obtained adherence to treatment of tuberculosis patients by 42.8%. There was a significant relationship between perceived benefits (p = 0.000; OR = 3.556), family support (p = 0.000; OR = 3.512), support from health workers (p = 0.001; OR = 2.712), knowledge (p = 0.018; OR = 2,027) with adherence to treatment of tuberculosis patients. The level of compliance with tuberculosis patients in Palembang City is still low, namely 42.8%. The most important determinant of adherence is perceived benefit with a 3.556 times greater opportunity after controlling for other variables.

Role of mhealth in the management of Tuberculosis: A new approach to improve adherence

Compliance with Tuberculosis (TB) treatment is essential in enhancing singly and public health as well. may come out with suffering, disease worsening, and mortality and also leads to increased economic burden to the patients. Through this article, we want to explore new ideas to strengthen medication adherence with the assistance of approaches to monitor and enhance TB patient's medication-taking behavior. have more success rates in particular parts, whereas its limitations in improving the adherence can be understood in the world health organization End Tuberculosis plan of action. To provide disease and treatment-related education to the patients, apps should be of educational worth to patients by delivering classified information, which is easily accessible to the patients and caregivers. Hurdles to TB treatment compliance are noteworthy and multiple. Mobile health accounts for an arising field with significant promises to locate barriers, thus enhancing every single individual and community health and health care systems planning.

Mastery of disease-related knowledge among tuberculosis children's parents

Objective To explore the mastery of disease-related knowledge among tuberculosis children's parents so as to provide a basis for carrying out health education for children's parents. Methods From November to June 2016, we selected tuberculosis children's parents at West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University as subjects by convenience sampling. A total of 112 children's parents were investigated with the self-designed questionnaire by interview. A total of 112 questionnaire were sent out and all of them were collected with 100% for the recovery rate. Results Among 112 children's parents, they mastered well on key points in the treatment, whether could be cured, medicine taking time and requirements for review of tuberculosis with above 90% for the accuracy rate. There were statistical differences in the mastery of disease-related knowledge among children's parents with different education levels and nations (P<0.05) . Conclusions We should focus on strengthening health education of tuberculosis knowledge for parents with low educational levels, in rural areas and minority nationalities, and health education of drug-related knowledge for all parents. We should develop targeted health education to improve the compliance of tuberculosis treatment in children. Key words: Child; Tuberculosis; Parents; Mastery of knowledge

Faktor Risiko Kepatuhan Pengobatan pada Penderita Tb Paru BTA Positif

This study was to determine the factors that affect the compliance of treatment of tuberculosis patients smear-positive pulmonary in Community Health Centers Cipondoh, Tangerang, Banten, the year 2015-2016. This research design was "case-control". The population was all positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients who received treatment and recorded in the listing sheet of TB-01 of Cipondoh Community Health Centers. Total samples were 35 people which been meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The result showed treatment compliance description which was 80% of tuberculosis pulmonary patients obedient to medication. A predisposing factor was 74.3% for men; 82.9% new types of sufferers; 82.9% duration of treatment 6 months. The enabling factor was 37.1% of the distance to the Community Health Centers 1.26 km. The reinforcing factor of 80% did not have supervisor taking medicine. Analysis of the correlation between predisposing factor and compliance of tuberculosis treatment of smear-positive pulmonary, there was no relationship for gender variable, patient type, duration of treatment, and distance of home to Community Health Centers. Analysis of the correlation between reinforcing factor with compliance of tuberculosis treatment of smear-positive obtained no relation for the variable status of supervisor taking medicine.

Evaluation of Tuberculosis Treatment Compliance in Smokers and Non-Smokers in Bengaluru Region

Evaluation of Tuberculosis Treatment Compliance in Smokers and Non-Smokers in Bengaluru Region

Komunikasi Interpersonal Pengawas Minum Obat Berperspektif Gender dengan Kepatuhan Berobat Penderita Tuberkulosis di Tiga Puskesmas di Kabupaten Bogor

The problem of tuberculosis (TB) control is still very large in Indonesia. Pengawas minum obat (PMO) for each patient tuberculosis expected to ensure the regularity of the patients taking medicine. The objectives of the study are 1) to analyze interpersonal communication skills of PMO gender perspective with TB patient, and 2) to analyze relationship between interpersonal communication skills PMO gender perspective with TB patient treatment compliance. Explanatory research method with cross-sectional study design, with a total sample of 82 of the PMO at three Public Health Centers PMO Ciomas, Cileungsi, Cibinong. Data were collected using questionnaire and analyzed using chi-square. The results showed the relationship between the characteristics of the PMO with interpersonal communication skills PMO value of p &gt; 0.01 so give no significant relationship, the relationship between gender perspectif with interpersonal communication skills PMO is p &lt;0.01 means that there is significant correlation. The relationship between the PMO interpersonal communication skills with patient compliance level p &lt;0.01 means that there is a significant relationship. Conclusion characteristics of the PMO are the largely nonexistent relationship with interpersonal communication skills of PMO, whereas the gender perspective is significally correlated to interpersonal communication skills of the PMO. The level of interpersonal communication skills are significantly correlated of TB treatment compliance.

Data on tuberculosis treatment compliance in Harghita county

Data on tuberculosis treatment compliance in Harghita county

A study to determine and compare the knowledge, attitude and compliance of Tuberculosis treatment among HIV seropositive and HIV seronegative TB patients

Results A total of 240 subjects aged 19-67 years were enrolled in the study. Out of them, 120 were HIV seropositive, 53% were male, and 68% had primary education. About 55.4% had average knowledge of TB but in depth knowledge about symptoms and the spread was not adequate among HIV seropositive patients. Regarding knowledge on the symptoms and spread of TB, only 35% knew about chest pain and 23% knew about hemoptysis. There were few misconceptions regarding the spread; majority (77%) believed that TB spreads by unprotected sex and 53.5% believed that it occurs through infected blood transfusion. We noticed positive attitude and positive compliance with TB treatment among majority of the respondents, however the compliance was better (92%) among HIV seropositive patients.

Does directly observed treatment ("DOTS") contribute to tuberculosis treatment compliance?

This is a qualitative study performed in the theoretical framework of the Theory of Social Determination of the Health-Disease process and the concept of Compliance. The goal was to analyze meanings of DOTS in compliance with tuberculosis treatment, according to healthcare professionals of the Technical Healthcare Supervision of Butantã (SUVIS), a region of the São Paulo City Healthcare Secretariat, Brazil. The project was submitted to the Ethics Committee of the São Paulo Municipal Health Secretariat. All professionals (22 people) developing DOTS were interviewed, including service coordinators, healthcare professionals and the DOTS coordinator for the region. The statements were analyzed with an appropriate technique for discourse analysis. The results appoint that the strategy presents more potentialities than limits and is effective regarding compliance, since it allows the professionals to welcome and monitor the patients, considering their needs. The importance of increasing the understanding of compliance is also noted, so that it can go beyond the simple intake of medication, integrating the care for the sick person and his or her necessities by transcending those restricted to the biological dimension.