Psychological distress and its relationship with non-adherence to TB treatment: a multicentre study

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dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-14	en
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-17T16:26:44Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-17T16:26:44Z
dc.date.issued	2015-08-25	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/1894
dc.description.abstract	The successful cure of tuberculosis (TB) is dependent on adherence to treatment. Various factors influence adherence, however, few are easily modifiable. There are limited data regarding correlates of psychological distress and their association with non-adherence to anti-TB treatment. In a trial of a new TB test, the authors measured psychological distress (K-10 score), TB-related health literacy, and morbidity (TBscore), prior to diagnosis in 1502 patients with symptoms of pulmonary TB recruited from clinics in Cape Town (n = 419), Harare (n = 400), Lusaka (n = 400), Durban (n = 200), and Mbeya (n = 83). Socioeconomic, demographic, and alcohol usage-related data were captured. Severe psychological distress is frequent amongst TB patients in Southern Africa. Targeted interventions to alleviate psychological distress, alcohol use, and improve health literacy in newly-diagnosed TB patients could reduce non-adherence to treatment.	en
dc.format.medium	Print	en
dc.publisher	Biomed Central	en
dc.subject	TUBERCULOSIS	en
dc.subject	PSYCHOLOGY	en
dc.title	Psychological distress and its relationship with non-adherence to TB treatment: a multicentre study	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
dc.description.version	Y	en
dc.ProjectNumber	N/A	en
dc.Volume	15	en
dc.BudgetYear	2015/16	en
dc.ResearchGroup	Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation	en
dc.SourceTitle	BMC Infectious Diseases	en
dc.PlaceOfPublication	London, United Kingdom	en
dc.ArchiveNumber	8719	en
dc.URL	http://ktree.hsrc.ac.za/doc_read_all.php?docid=15642	en
dc.PageNumber	Online	en
dc.outputnumber	7449	en
dc.bibliographictitle	Theron, G., Peter, J., Zijenah, L., Chanda, D., Mangu, C., Clowes, P., Rachow, A., Lesosky, M., Hoelscher, M., Pym, A., Mwaba, P., Mason, P., Naidoo, P., Pooran, A., Sohn, H., Pai, M., Stein, D.J. & Dheda, K. (2015) Psychological distress and its relationship with non-adherence to TB treatment: a multicentre study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 15:Online. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/1894	en
dc.publicationyear	2015	en
dc.contributor.author1	Theron, G.	en
dc.contributor.author2	Peter, J.	en
dc.contributor.author3	Zijenah, L.	en
dc.contributor.author4	Chanda, D.	en
dc.contributor.author5	Mangu, C.	en
dc.contributor.author6	Clowes, P.	en
dc.contributor.author7	Rachow, A.	en
dc.contributor.author8	Lesosky, M.	en
dc.contributor.author9	Hoelscher, M.	en
dc.contributor.author10	Pym, A.	en
dc.contributor.author11	Mwaba, P.	en
dc.contributor.author12	Mason, P.	en
dc.contributor.author13	Naidoo, P.	en
dc.contributor.author14	Pooran, A.	en
dc.contributor.author15	Sohn, H.	en
dc.contributor.author16	Pai, M.	en
dc.contributor.author17	Stein, D.J.	en
dc.contributor.author18	Dheda, K.	en