The impact of direct observed therapy on daily living activities, quality of life and socioeconomic burden on patients with tuberculosis in primary care in Singapore

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 235-242

  Lee, Hwee Khim ^a   Teo, Stephanie Swee Hong ^a   Barbier, Sylvaine ^b   Tang, Siew Cheng ^a   Yeo, Guat Hoon ^a   Tan, Ngiap Chuan ^a  

^a SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^b AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Direct observed therapy; Quality of life; Socioeconomic burden; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY; DISEASE BURDEN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT DURATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 85007114231     PISSN: 20101058     EISSN: 20592329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2010105816652148     Document Type: Article

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