2012
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692012000200021
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Abstract: This study analyzed the limitations and strengths of the Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) for tuberculosis from the perspective of patients and healthcare providers in a Technical Health Supervision unit in the city of São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Four patients and 17 healthcare providers from nine Primary Care Units were interviewed from April to June 2006, after signing free and informed consent forms. The reports were decoded according to the speech analysis technique. The Theory of the Social Dete… Show more

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“…A study that examined the potential for and limits of the DOT strategy among people with TB from the perspectives of treatment recipients and healthcare professionals (10) found data similar to those of the present study regarding the difficulties faced by caregivers during their children's treatments and the changes to their family routines.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 78%
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“…A study that examined the potential for and limits of the DOT strategy among people with TB from the perspectives of treatment recipients and healthcare professionals (10) found data similar to those of the present study regarding the difficulties faced by caregivers during their children's treatments and the changes to their family routines.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 78%
“…Treatment affected the everyday lives of the recipients in the aforementioned study (10) because of prejudice and rejection, isolated the caregivers from society and their families, and caused feelings of worthlessness and financial dependence because of the need to stop work-related activities and the fear of transmitting the disease to nearby individuals.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies (21)(22) aimed at identifying problems related to therapeutic adherence and to TB control emphasized that issues related to staff training need to achieve greater discussion and implementation, since most professionals working in primary care experienced the training process based on the curative care model, and not in the promotion of health.…”
Section: Indicator Of Information On Tbmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…With regard to TB, among other aspects, training should ensure the understanding of the disease and its conditioning factors, the development of skills for using instruments and technologies of prevention and control, and expertise to monitor the effects of interventions, identify faults and fix problems (21)(22) .…”
Section: Indicator Of Information On Tbmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The factors that increase adherence to TB treatment are: the presence of a multidisciplinary team in TB program, family support, the desire to return to social life activities (such as work and familiar meetings), access and incentives dispensed by health services, the established bond between professionals and users, as well as the supervision strategy of taking the medication [7][8].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%