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- Title
Performance indicators of DOT at home for tuberculosis control in a large city, SP, Brazil.
- Authors
Cardozo Gonzáles, Roxana Isabel; Monroe, Aline Aparecida; Arcêncio, Ricardo Alexandre; De Oliveira, Mayra Fernanda; Netto, Antonio Ruffino; Scatena Villa, Tereza Cristina
- Abstract
The study had the objective to analyze the performance of the health services that implement the Directly Observed Therapy at home for tuberculosis control. This study analyzed four Tuberculosis Control Programs, referred to as A, B, C, and D, using the following indicators: Resource use; Performance quickness; Monitoring medication administration; Time spent per home visit. Data were collected during visits to 47 patients receiving DOT at home. Resource use was higher in program B (91.3%); program A showed quicker performance (5.8) and more visits during which medication administration was monitored (77.4%); program C had the longest time spent per home visit (14.7 minutes) and program A the shortest (10.4 minutes). The best or worst performance numerically expresses how resources are being used and whether the observation of medication intake is being achieved.
- Subjects
HOME care services; TUBERCULOSIS treatment; MEDICAL care; DRUG utilization; HEALTH promotion
- Publication
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE), 2008, Vol 16, Issue 1, p95
- ISSN
1518-8345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S0104-11692008000100015