ReviewJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases2019
Mobile phone short message service for adherence support and care of patients with tuberculosis infection: Evidence and opportunity.
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- Does phone messaging improves tuberculosis treatment success? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Pooled it
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- The trial of sending short message service multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Indonesia: the chance to increase knowledge and motivation.Journal of public health in Africa · 2023Article
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- Assessing Factors Associated with TB Awareness in Nepal: A National and Subnational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Mobile Health-Based Thermometer for Monitoring Wound Healing After Endovascular Therapy in Patients With Chronic Foot Ulcer: Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Article
- Mapping evidence of mobile health technologies for disease diagnosis and treatment support by health workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2021Article
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- Opportunities for Mobile App-Based Adherence Support for Children With Tuberculosis in South Africa.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Article
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Abstract
To attain the Global End Tuberculosis (TB) goals, the treatment of persons with TB requires advancements in coordinated approaches that are low-cost and highly accessible. Treating TB successfully requires prolonged medication regimens with good adherence, which in turn requires patients to be adequately supported. Furthermore, TB care-providers often wish to monitor treatment-taking by patients in order to track the success of their programs and ensure adequate completion of therapies by individuals. The standard-of-care for treatment monitoring in TB programs often includes directly observed therapy (DOT). Video observed therapy (VOT) has emerged as a method to mimic in-person visits or observations, especially in the smartphone era with internet data connections, but remains simply inaccessible to patients in areas where TB is most endemic. Both approaches may be considered more intensive than necessary for many patients, leaving an opportunity for more affordable and acceptable approaches. The rapid increase in mobile phone penetration provides an opportunity to reach patients between clinical visits. Short message services (SMS) are available on almost every mobile phone and are supported by first generation cellular communication networks, thus providing the farthest reach and penetration globally. Evidence from non-TB conditions suggests SMS, used in a variety of ways, may support outpatients for better medication adherence and quality of care but the evidence in TB remains limited. In this paper, we discuss how basic mobile phones and SMS-related services may be used in supporting global care of persons with TB, with a focus on patient-centered approaches.
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