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Factors influencing adherence to treatment in patients with tuberculosis
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2021-10-31) Montañez Cancino, Gloria Maria; Palomino Taquire, Rewards
This work aims to analyze scientific articles related to the factors that are determinants in the degree of adherence to treatment presented by patients with tuberculosis. The study design was a systematic review, having as population 10 scientific articles that were published in the last 10 years, selected and analyzed using the GRADE evaluation and establishing their scientific quality. Obtaining as a result: 40% (4/10) were cohort studies, 30% (3/10) were systematic reviews, 20% (2/10) were cross-sectional studies and 10% (1/10) were quasi-experimental. It was observed that adherence to treatment is a very complex issue, since up to 10 factors that influence the patient's healing process have been identified. These include family support, being part of a risk group, stigma about the disease, knowledge about TB, low socioeconomic status, home vulnerability, distance to the treatment center, low education, working in service or construction sectors, and mental health problems. Conclusions: The process of treatment adherence is complex, since there are circumstances that do not directly depend on the patient. Therefore, if we want to prevent patients from abandoning treatment, their situation must be taken into account in order to offer them quality service. Thus, there is a great need for specialized care from health centers.