ReviewJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases2024
Patient perceptions of video directly observed therapy for tuberculosis: a systematic review.
Review in Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative Effectiveness of Digital Health Technologies in Tuberculosis Treatment: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Pooled it
- Designing a digital tuberculosis treatment support and monitoring system for primary care: a user-centered qualitative study of patients, families, and healthcare workers.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Nurses' Experiences of Video Direct Observed Treatment at a Local Tuberculosis Clinic in a High-Income Country: A Qualitative Study.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Self-care strategies and interventions to address antimicrobial resistance: evidence review and recommendations for national programs, service providers, caregivers, and self-carers.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- An assessment of video-observed treatment as an adherence support tool for patients with drug-resistant TB.IJTLD open · 2025Article
- Tuberculosis treatment failure: what are the risk factors? A comprehensive literature review.Multidisciplinary respiratory medicine · 2025Article
- Integration of AI and ML in Tuberculosis (TB) Management: From Diagnosis to Drug Discovery.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Care for adolescents with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis in Lima, Peru: a qualitative assessment.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Patient-reported outcomes in tuberculosis: a qualitative exploration of psychosocial, economic, and treatment-related challenges.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Video-Observed Therapy in Tuberculosis Management: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2024Review
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Virtual modes of tuberculosis (TB) treatment monitoring have become increasingly relevant in the last decade with the advancements and increasing accessibility of technology. We conducted a systematic review comparing people with TB's perceptions of standard directly observed therapy (DOT) versus video directly observed therapy (vDOT). Studies were obtained from MEDLINE and EMBASE between January 1, 1974 and February 4, 2021. Of the 22 articles reviewed, a qualitative thematic analysis was performed, drawing on common themes from people with TB's perception of their care. 21 studies showed relative preference for and acceptance of vDOT over DOT. Factors that increased acceptability toward vDOT included cost and time saving, personal sense of empowerment, convenience, and privacy. Studies also showed greater adherence to treatment and subsequent improved health outcomes. vDOT has the potential to be an empowering, person-centered treatment modality for TB therapy. The role of social determinants such as place of residence, access to technology, and patient-provider communication requires further exploration.
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