Directly Observed Therapy
"Directly Observed Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A treatment method in which patients are under direct observation when they take their medication or receive their treatment. This method is designed to reduce the risk of treatment interruption and to ensure patient compliance.
| Descriptor ID |
D023801
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.299 I01.880.604.528.125
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Directly Observed Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Understanding the role of video direct observed therapy for patients on an oral short-course regimen for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis: findings from a qualitative study in Eswatini. BMC Infect Dis. 2024 Aug 15; 24(1):829.
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The introduction of video-enabled directly observed therapy (video-DOT) for patients with drug-resistant TB disease in Eswatini amid the COVID-19 pandemic - a retrospective cohort study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Jun 03; 24(1):699.
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Esophageal Tuberculosis - A Mass of Confusion. Am J Med. 2020 10; 133(10):e589-e590.
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Provider and patient perspectives on barriers to buprenorphine adherence and the acceptability of video directly observed therapy to enhance adherence. Addict Sci Clin Pract. 2019 03 13; 14(1):11.
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Evaluation of a community-based ART programme after tapering home visits in rural Sierra Leone: a 24-month retrospective study. SAHARA J. 2018 12; 15(1):138-145.
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Treatment of tuberculosis infection in children. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2018 09; 16(9):695-708.
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Completion Rate and Safety of Tuberculosis Infection Treatment With Shorter Regimens. Pediatrics. 2018 02; 141(2).
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School-based Study to Identify and Treat Adolescent Students at Risk for Tuberculosis Infection. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2016 07; 35(7):733-8.
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Safety and completion of a 4-month course of rifampicin for latent tuberculous infection in children. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Sep; 18(9):1057-61.
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Neurologic deterioration in a child undergoing treatment for tuberculosis meningitis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Aug; 30(8):566-7.