Implementation of a psychosocial support package for people receiving treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Nepal: A feasibility and acceptability study.
Ian F WalkerSudeepa KhanalJoe P HicksBikash LamichhaneAnil ThapaHelen ElseySushil C BaralJames N NewellPublished in: PloS one (2018)
This psychosocial support package is acceptable to patients. The information materials we developed are feasible to deliver in the current NTP. However, the structured psychological counselling (HAP), is not feasible in the current NTP due to time constraints. This requires additional investment of counsellors in TB clinics.
Keyphrases
- multidrug resistant
- end stage renal disease
- primary care
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- escherichia coli
- quality improvement
- cystic fibrosis
- patient reported outcomes
- human immunodeficiency virus
- tertiary care
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- antiretroviral therapy