The treatment journey of a patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: is it patient-centred?

Summary


Published October 2013.

To improve the treatment of patients co-infected with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and the human immunodeficiency virus, we measured the relationship between treatment outcomes and hospital performance at four decentralised MDR-TB sites in South Africa. We describe hospital performance from the patient’s perspective by the use of a graphic that visually represents a patient’s treatment journey. The graphic was used to report study findings to study sites and as a catalyst for a quality improvement process.

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Loveday, M., Padayatchi, N., Voce, A., Brust, J., & Wallengren, K. (2013). The treatment journey of a patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: is it patient-centred?. The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease17(10 Suppl 1), 56–59. https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.13.0101
Geographies South Africa

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