The Effects of Psycho-Emotional and Socio-Economic Support for Tuberculosis Patients on Treatment Adherence and Treatment Outcomes - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

BACKGROUND:There is uncertainty about the contribution that social support interventions (SSI) can have in mitigating the personal, social and economic costs of tuberculosis (TB) treatment on patients, and improving treatment outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To identify psycho-emotional (PE) and socio-economic (...

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Main Authors: Rosa van Hoorn, Ernesto Jaramillo, David Collins, Agnes Gebhard, Susan van den Hof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4849661?pdf=render