ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale2023
Factors Associated with Medication Adherence in Elderly Individuals with Tuberculosis: A Qualitative Study.
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- Barriers and facilitators of tuberculosis treatment among immigrants: an integrative review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Treatment outcomes and risk factors for unfavorable results among older asymptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis patients in China, 2021-2024.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Psychosocial factors associated with depression and sleep quality in patients with tuberculosis: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Optimizing Quality of Care for Elderly Tuberculosis Patients in Shanghai, China: Insights from Patient Cascade of Care and Patient Pathway Analysis.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Risk Factors Associated With Tuberculosis Diagnostic Delay in the Jiangsu Province, China (2011-2021): Spatiotemporal Database Analysis Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Effects of a family collaboration care model on disease perception, self-management, and quality of life in elderly patients with multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Structural model of determinants of medication adherence in elderly individuals with tuberculosis in Iran.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Integrating narrative and bibliometric approaches to examine factors and impacts of tuberculosis treatment non-compliance.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2025Article
- Relationship of family caregivers' associated factors with medication adherence among elderly with tuberculosis in Iran.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2024Article
- Comprehensive Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Feasibility Pilot Study.Cancers · 2024Article
- Medication-related burden and its association with medication adherence among elderly tuberculosis patients in Guizhou, China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in two phases, using an integrative literature review and individual interviews. Studies were gathered without time restriction from MEDLINE databases, Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), Google Scholar, Scopus, and EMBASE, as well as national databases, including Scientific Information Database and Magiran. The findings of 38 studies that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed through the conventional content analysis method based on the ecological approach. After reviewing and forming the data matrix, purposive sampling was performed among healthcare professionals, elderly tuberculosis patients aged 60 and over, and family caregivers of elderly patients to conduct individual interviews. Data obtained from 20 interviews were analyzed using the directed content analysis method. After coding, the data from individual interviews were entered based on similarity and difference in the categories of data matrix obtained from the literature review. Results: In general, the aforementioned codes were placed in four main categories, including individual factors (i.e., biological factors, affective-emotional factors, behavioral factors, cognitive factors, tuberculosis-related factors, and economic factors), interpersonal factors (i.e., patient's relationship with treatment team and family-related factors), factors related to healthcare service provider centers (i.e., medical centers' facilities and capacity building in healthcare service provider), and extraorganizational factors (i.e., social factors and health policymaking). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that medication adherence in elderly patients with tuberculosis was a complex and multidimensional phenomenon. Therefore, society, policymakers, and healthcare providers should scrutinize the factors affecting medication adherence in this group of patients to plan and implement more effective interventions.
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