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Revista Medica Herediana
Print version ISSN 1018-130XOn-line version ISSN 1729-214X
Abstract
PEINADO, Jesús et al. Treatment supervised by video (VDOT) in patients with tuberculosis from a Health Center in Lima. Pilot study. Rev Med Hered [online]. 2022, vol.33, n.1, pp.9-14. Epub Mar 31, 2022. ISSN 1018-130X. http://dx.doi.org/10.20453/rmh.v33i1.4163.
Objective:
To report the characteristics of the implementation process of the video supervised treatment (VST) of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in a first level health care center of the Social Security in Peru.
Methods:
An observational study was carried-out including patients enrolled from 18/09/2018 to 24/09/2019. Eight out of ninepatients completed the VST, one patient was transferred to other institution before finishing treatment. One nurse trained at Partners in Health arranged the 727 video calls.
Results:
adherence to treatment was 100%.
Conclusions:
VST may be a useful alternative for patients with drug sensitive tuberculosis.
Keywords : Tuberculosis; telemedicine; therapeutics; Peru.
