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Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research

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Munro, Salla A, Lewin, Simon A, Smith, Helen J, Engel, Mark E, Fretheim, Atle, Volmink, Jimmy·2007·PLoS Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major contributor to the global burden of disease and has received considerable attention in recent years, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where it is closely associated with HIV/AIDS. Poor adherence to treatment is common despite various interventions aimed at improving treatment completion. Lack of a comprehensive and holistic understanding of barriers to and facilitators of, treatment adherence is currently a major obstacle to finding effective solutions. The aim of this systematic review of qualitative studies was to understand the factors considered important by patients, caregivers and health care providers in contributing to TB medication adherence. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We searched 19 electronic databases (1966-February 2005) for qualitative studies on patients', caregivers', or health care providers' perceptions of adherence to preventive or curative TB treatment with the free text terms "Tuberculosis AND (adherence OR compliance OR concordance)". We supplemented our search with citation searches and by consulting experts. For included studies, study quality was assessed using a predetermined checklist and data were extracted independently onto a standard form. We then followed Noblit and Hare's method of meta-ethnography to synthesize the findings, using both reciprocal translation and line-of-argument synthesis. We screened 7,814 citations and selected 44 articles that met the prespecified inclusion criteria. The synthesis offers an overview of qualitative evidence derived from these multiple international studies. We identified eight major themes across the studies: organisation of treatment and care; interpretations of illness and wellness; the financial burden of treatment; knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about treatment; law and immigration; personal characteristics and adherence behaviour; side effects; and family, community, and household support. Our interpretation of the themes across all studies produced a line-of-argument synthesis describing how four major factors interact to affect adherence to TB treatment: structural factors, including poverty and gender discrimination; the social context; health service factors; and personal factors. The findings of this study are limited by the quality and foci of the included studies. CONCLUSIONS: Adherence to the long course of TB treatment is a complex, dynamic phenomenon with a wide range of factors impacting on treatment-taking behaviour. Patients' adherence to their medication regimens was influenced by the interaction of a number of these factors. The findings of our review could help inform the development of patient-centred interventions and of interventions to address structural barriers to treatment adherence.

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Authors: Munro, S. A., Lewin, S. A., Smith, H. J., Engel, M. E., Fretheim, A., & Volmink, J.
Affiliations: South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
Nasjonalt Kunnskapssenter for Helsetjenesten (NO)
ORCID: Lewin, Simon A
Smith, Helen J
Engel, Mark E
Fretheim, Atle
Volmink, Jimmy
Venue: PLoS Medicine
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Published: 2007-07-24
Volume: 4
Issue: 7
Pages: e238
ISSN: 1549-1277 (ISSN-L)
1549-1676
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040238
PMC: PMC1925126
OpenAlex: W2125168028
Cited by: 1,080
References: 76
Citations by year: 2026: 53 · 2025: 59 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 63 · 2022: 59 · 2021: 77 · 2020: 75 · 2019: 63 · 2018: 65 · 2017: 56 · 2016: 75 · 2015: 66 · 2014: 64 · 2013: 63 · 2012: 53
FWCI: 3.35
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: gold
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Funders: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Medical Research Council
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
Health Sciences › Medicine › Family Practice › Medication Adherence and Compliance
Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
Keywords: tuberculosis, medication adherence, barriers to adherence, facilitators of adherence, patient perspectives, caregivers, healthcare workers, financial burden of treatment, adverse effects, poverty, gender discrimination, social support, patient-centered interventions, HIV/AIDS
MeSH terms: Humans, Patient Compliance, Tuberculosis, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Qualitative Research

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