Perceptions and Acceptability of Short Message Services Technology to Improve Treatment Adherence amongst Tuberculosis Patients in Peru: A Focus Group Study

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 5; p. e95770
• Main Authors: Albino, Sandra, Tabb, Karen M., Requena, David, Egoavil, Miguel, Pineros-Leano, Maria F., Zunt, Joseph R., García, Patricia J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 14.05.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acceptability; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adhesion; Adult; Adults; AIDS; Analysis; Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use; Care and treatment; Data processing; Developing countries; Feasibility studies; Female; Focus Groups; Global health; Health aspects; Humans; Infectious diseases; LDCs; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medical research; Medication Adherence - psychology; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mortality; Motivation; Network analysis; Patient compliance; Patient Satisfaction - statistics & numerical data; Patients; Peru; Public health; Qualitative research; Reminder Systems - instrumentation; Research and Analysis Methods; Research Design; Short message service; SMS (Short messaging service); Studies; Technology; Technology utilization; Text messaging; Text Messaging - statistics & numerical data; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - psychology; United States > US; Peru; Illinois

Tuberculosis (TB) is global health concern and a leading infectious cause of mortality. Reversing TB incidence and disease-related mortality is a major global health priority. Infectious disease mortality is directly linked to failure to adhere to treatments. Using technology to send reminders by sh...