Digital health for treatment adherence in people with tuberculosis: a systematic review

• Autor(a) principal: Tártaro, Ariela
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: dos Santos Silva, Ruan Victor, Soares Tenório de Araújo, Juliana, Vieira Ramos, Antônio Carlos, Zamboni Berra, Thaís, Mathias Alves, Yan, do Socorro Nantua Evangelista, Maria, Fuentealba-Torres, Miguel Angel, Arcêncio, Ricardo Alexandre
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção
• Texto Completo: https://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/epidemiologia/article/view/18231
• topic: Telemedicina; Tuberculose; Adesão ao Tratamento; Revisão Sistemática; Telemedicina; Tuberculosis; Adherencia al Tratamiento; Revisión Sistemática; Telemedicine; Tuberculosis; Treatment Adherence; Systematic Review

Justifications and Objectives: the use of digital health, among people diagnosed with tuberculosis, can be an effective strategy, combined with health services, to increase adherence to treatment and impact the disease’s epidemiological data in the country. As this topic has been widely discussed and improved in recent years, it is necessary to further investigate the research available on scientific bases. The objective of this study was to describe the use of digital health technologies to assist with adherence to tuberculosis treatment. Method: this is a systematic literature review with a rapid review approach, following the PRISMA guidelines and the Cochrane guide. Evidence quality was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. The studies were identified in PubMed, VHL, CINAHL, Cochrane Trial, SciELO, Scopus and Embase. Experimental, quasi-experimental studies and clinical trials were included, without language restrictions, published between 2020 and 2022. Content: nine studies were selected, which demonstrated that the implementation of digital technologies improved adherence rates to medication treatment and cure rates. Applications use strategies such as synchronous and asynchronous video, voice calls and text messages. Among the studies, only two technology/application names were mentioned. Conclusion: digital technologies have had a positive impact on the treatment of people diagnosed with tuberculosis.