Towards a real-time theoretical perspective into treatment adherence
- This study interrogated the challenge of limited understanding in real-time dynamics of non-adherence, contending that treatment scheduling-related factors ultimately had a bearing on the severity of other causative factors of non-adherence. Using data generated by a real-time adherence monitoring device called Simpill, this study thus generally sought to investigate the relationship between treatment-scheduling related variables and Tuberculosis treatment adherence outcomes. It was shown that treatment-scheduling related variables e.g. phase of taking treatment, the day and time affected adherence outcomes. This was attributed to the inter-connection of drug regimen complexity, patient-related, socio-cultural, care and support-related factors etc. The study also argued on what declined rational medication behaviour among TB patients. Finally, a multi-perspective theoretical model for treatment adherence called the Point of Medication Model was formulated from the analyses.
Author: | Charlton C. Tsodzo |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-33798 |
Subtitle (English): | the case of tuberculosis treatment monitoring using the Simpill system in South Africa |
Referee: | Werner VoßGND, Stefan Karbuck |
Document Type: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2012/02/22 |
Date of first Publication: | 2012/02/22 |
Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
Granting Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, IEE, International Development Studies |
Date of final exam: | 2011/12/20 |
Creating Corporation: | IEE, International Development Studies |
GND-Keyword: | Tuberkulose; Monitoring; Südafrika; Echtzeitverarbeitung; Therapieplan |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | Sozialwissenschaften / Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen |
Licence (German): | Keine Creative Commons Lizenz - es gelten der Veröffentlichungsvertrag und das deutsche Urheberrecht |