Monitoring Therapy Adherence of Tuberculosis Patients by using Video-Enabled Electronic Devices
Authors:
- Alistair StoryASAlistair Story
- Richard S. GarfeinRGRichard S. Garfein
- Andrew HaywardAndrew Hayward
- Valiantsin RusovichVRValiantsin Rusovich
- Andrei DaduAndrei Dadu
- Viorel SoltanVSViorel Soltan
- Alexandru OprunencoAOAlexandru Oprunenco
- Kelly CollinsKCKelly Collins
- Rohit SarinRSRohit Sarin
- Subhi QuraishiSQSubhi Quraishi
- Mukta SharmaMSMukta Sharma
- Giovanni Battista MiglioriGiovanni Battista Migliori
Open Access
- 1 March 2016
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 22 (3) , 538-540
Abstract
A recent innovation to help patients adhere to daily tuberculosis (TB) treatment over many months is video (or virtually) observed therapy (VOT). VOT is becoming increasingly feasible as mobile telephone applications and tablet computers become more widely available. Studies of the effectiveness of VOT in improving TB patient outcomes are being conducted.Keywords
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