Patients’ perception regarding the influence of individual and social vulnerabilities on the adherence to tuberculosis treatment

A qualitative study

Bibliographic Data

ID15355012
AuthorsRosiane Davina da Silva (0000-0002-2478-8969, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, corresponding author), Fernanda Darliane Tavares de Luna (0000-0002-4197-4691, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Aguinaldo José de Araújo (0000-0002-3697-1269, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba), Edwirde Luiz Silva Camêlo (0000-0003-3686-927X, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba), Maria Rita Bertolozzi (0000-0002-5009-5285, Universidade de São Paulo), Paula Hino (0000-0002-1408-196X, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Sheylla Nadjane Batista Lacerda (0000-0002-5382-0999), Sayonara Maria Lia Fook (0000-0003-1948-9371, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba), Tânia Maria Ribeiro Monteiro De Figueiredo (0000-0001-6197-2936, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba)
Year2017
Volume17
Issue1
Pages725-725
Publication date2017-09-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-017-4752-3
PMID28927386
OpenAlexW2754395952
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited25

According to patients in this study, social support and the strengthening of links with family members and health professionals may reduce social exclusion and other difficulties they face, thus encouraging them to the adhere to tuberculosis treatment

Biostatistics · Empowerment · Family medicine · Pathology · Public health · Qualitative research · Sociology · Tuberculosis · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Gerontology