A Study on the Role of Mobile Phone Communication in Tuberculosis DOTS Treatment.

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dc.contributor.authorElangovan, R
dc.contributor.authorArulchelvan, S
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-06T18:34:05Z
dc.date.available2020-02-06T18:34:05Z
dc.date.issued2013-12-04
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND Every year a lot of Tuberculosis TB patients undergo Directly Observed Treatment Short course DOTS in Salem city one of the high TB districts in South India Mobile phone usage among these patients and health workers is common Mobile phone communication has a great potential in TB treatment OBJECTIVES To analyze the mobile phone usage and its effectiveness in TB DOTS treatment MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross sectional survey with 150 TB patients was followed by a focus group discussion with treatment supervisors DOTS providers and health workers RESULTS Majority of patients use mobile phones to make calls to health workers to clarify their doubts on side effects food and symptoms of the disease TB treatment supervisors effectively use mobile phones to counsel patients to adhere to the treatment regimen Patients see mobile phones as a useful communication tool in TB treatment though they prefer direct interpersonal communication with health workers Though the mobile ownership is 68 among the TB patients many of them are not able to send text messages or read messages in English CONCLUSION Mobile phone possession and usage is high among the patients Patients need to be trained to use mobile phone features such as alarm voice mail and interactive voice response Incentives like free talk time and short message service SMS will encourage patients to communicate frequently with health workers thereby increasing the chances of better adherence to DOTS SMS could be made available in the regional languages
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0218.120158
dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.digitalsquare.io/xmlui/handle/123456789/6600
dc.relation.uriIndian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive And Social Medicine
dc.subjectAt risk for a particular disease or infection
dc.subjectClient
dc.subjectCommunity-based health worker
dc.subjectCommunication roadblocks
dc.subjectPre-prototype
dc.subjectTuberculosis
dc.subjectShort-term
dc.subjectTreatment adherence
dc.subjectRemote client-to-provider consultations (Telemedicine)
dc.subjectVoice
dc.subjectSMS
dc.subjectText
dc.subjectAudio
dc.titleA Study on the Role of Mobile Phone Communication in Tuberculosis DOTS Treatment.en
dcterms.abstractBACKGROUND Every year a lot of Tuberculosis TB patients undergo Directly Observed Treatment Short course DOTS in Salem city one of the high TB districts in South India Mobile phone usage among these patients and health workers is common Mobile phone communication has a great potential in TB treatment OBJECTIVES To analyze the mobile phone usage and its effectiveness in TB DOTS treatment MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross sectional survey with 150 TB patients was followed by a focus group discussion with treatment supervisors DOTS providers and health workers RESULTS Majority of patients use mobile phones to make calls to health workers to clarify their doubts on side effects food and symptoms of the disease TB treatment supervisors effectively use mobile phones to counsel patients to adhere to the treatment regimen Patients see mobile phones as a useful communication tool in TB treatment though they prefer direct interpersonal communication with health workers Though the mobile ownership is 68 among the TB patients many of them are not able to send text messages or read messages in English CONCLUSION Mobile phone possession and usage is high among the patients Patients need to be trained to use mobile phone features such as alarm voice mail and interactive voice response Incentives like free talk time and short message service SMS will encourage patients to communicate frequently with health workers thereby increasing the chances of better adherence to DOTS SMS could be made available in the regional languages
dcterms.contributorElangovan, R
dcterms.contributorArulchelvan, S
dcterms.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0218.120158
dcterms.relationIndian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive And Social Medicine
dcterms.subjectAt risk for a particular disease or infection
dcterms.subjectClient
dcterms.subjectCommunity-based health worker
dcterms.subjectCommunication roadblocks
dcterms.subjectPre-prototype
dcterms.subjectTuberculosis
dcterms.subjectShort-term
dcterms.subjectTreatment adherence
dcterms.subjectRemote client-to-provider consultations (Telemedicine)
dcterms.subjectVoice
dcterms.subjectSMS
dcterms.subjectText
dcterms.subjectAudio
dcterms.titleA Study on the Role of Mobile Phone Communication in Tuberculosis DOTS Treatment.en
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