2015 · 17 citations · 1 references
Social SciencesCommunity MedicineClinical MedicineHealth PsychologyTuberculosis ControlMotivationPulmonary TuberculosisTuberculosis CareControl Group DesignDrug Use Pattern AnalysisMatched Control GroupMotivation BehaviorMotivation For Drug SeekingPatient Motivation
Summary: A controlled study was conducted among randomly selected urban patients of pulmonary tuberculosis in which the patients were ‘motivated ’ along with their household members every month for a period of three months from the time of starting of treatment. The drug collection pattern among the patients in the ‘motivation ’ group was found to be better than among the patients in ‘control ’ group who did not have the benefit of home visiting.
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