[The attitude of pulmonary tuberculosis patients towards treatment, a factor in the efficacy of chemotherapy].
The paper reports on the efficiency at the first treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis chemotherapy in a homogeneous group of 124 bacillary men, belonging to the territory of the Tb out-patient clinic no. 2, all admitted in the Galaţi Hospital of pulmonary diseases, between 1985 and 1986. This group was divided into 4 subgroups, as a function of the degree of participation to chemotherapy (intermittent treatment 2/7 intensive, for a short period-6 months), i.e.: a) cooperative-conformist in 66 patients; b) cooperative-over-particular in 20 patients without therapeutic failure; c) non-cooperative by interest 21 (16.93%) with 11 failures (52.3%); d) completely noncooperative (nonsocial) 17-13.71% with 13 failures (76.48%). In the 124 patients, 26 failures were recorded (20.97%) but in 19.35% the therapeutic failure was determined by non-compliance; of them, 20 patients left the hospital without the physician's advice. For improving compliance, the individual health education, cooperation with psychologist or psychiatrist, the final compulsory isolation of the nonsocial patients are recommended.
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Spitalul de boli pulmonare Galaţi.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D013997:Time Factors; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents
Atitudinea bolnavului de tuberculoză pulmonară faţă de tratament, factor al eficienţei chimioterapiei.