Towards a real-time theoretical perspective into treatment adherence

This study interrogated the challenge of limited understanding in real-time dynamics of non-adherence, contending that treatment scheduling-related factors ultimately had a bearing on the severity of other causative factors of non-adherence. Using data generated by a real-time adherence monitoring device called Simpill, this study thus generally sought to investigate the relationship between treatment-scheduling related variables and Tuberculosis treatment adherence outcomes. It was shown that treatment-scheduling related variables e.g. phase of taking treatment, the day and time affected adherence outcomes. This was attributed to the inter-connection of drug regimen complexity, patient-related, socio-cultural, care and support-related factors etc. The study also argued on what declined rational medication behaviour among TB patients. Finally, a multi-perspective theoretical model for treatment adherence called the Point of Medication Model was formulated from the analyses.

Metadaten
Author:	Charlton C. Tsodzo
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-33798
Subtitle (English):	the case of tuberculosis treatment monitoring using the Simpill system in South Africa
Referee:	Werner Voß GND, Stefan Karbuck
Document Type:	Doctoral Thesis
Language:	English
Date of Publication (online):	2012/02/22
Date of first Publication:	2012/02/22
Publishing Institution:	Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek
Granting Institution:	Ruhr-Universität Bochum, IEE, International Development Studies
Date of final exam:	2011/12/20
Creating Corporation:	IEE, International Development Studies
GND-Keyword:	Tuberkulose; Monitoring; Südafrika; Echtzeitverarbeitung; Therapieplan
Dewey Decimal Classification:	Sozialwissenschaften / Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen
Licence (German):	Keine Creative Commons Lizenz - es gelten der Veröffentlichungsvertrag und das deutsche Urheberrecht

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