ArticlePatient preference and adherence2020
Role of Treatment Adherence, Doctor-Patient Trust, and Communication in Predicting Treatment Effects Among Tuberculosis Patients: Difference Between Urban and Rural Areas.
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- Exploration of doctor-patient communication characteristics and optimization path for gastrointestinal surgery of acute abdomen.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Article
- Onsite clinic utilization and adherence in semiconductor employees at chronic disease risk.PloS one · 2025Article
- Associated factors of burnout among Chinese vaccination staff during COVID-19 epidemic: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Assessment of Glycemic Control at St. Luke's Free Medical Clinic: Retrospective Chart Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeChina is the second highest tuberculosis (TB) burden in the world, and TB patients in the rural areas are about twice as many as urban patients. The purpose of present study was to explore the roles of medication adherence, doctor-patient trust and communication on treatment effects, and its inequality between urban and rural areas.
methodsThere were 564 eligible TB patients, from four tuberculosis hospitals in China, participating in this cross-sectional study. They filled out questionnaires regarding socio-demographic characteristics, medication adherence, treatment effect, doctor-patient trust, and communication. The structural equation model (SEM) was applied to explore the hypotheses in this study. All statistical analysis was done by SPSS 25.0 and Mplus 7.0 statistical software.
resultsThis study included 267 (47.34%) urban and 297 (52.66%) rural eligible TB patients. The data fitted the research model well, and the urban TB patients reported better treatment effect than the rural ones (
conclusionThe treatment effect of TB patients, from urban and rural China, was influenced by a different mechanism, among which rural TB patients need not only improve the treatment adherence but also establish good doctor-patient trust and communication to improve treatment effects. These findings provided a theoretical guide on treatment and control for rural TB patients.
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