A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods in investigating risk factors for lost to follow-up for tuberculosis treatment in Japan - Are physicians and nurses at a particular risk?

Lisa KawatsuKazuhiro UchimuraAkihiro OhkadoSeiya Kato

Published in: PloS one (2018)

The analysis of surveillance data and FGD transcripts indicated that patient education for those starting their treatment as an outpatient, and establishing DOTS that is both acceptable and realistic to physicians and nurses, may be two issues which need to be addressed urgently.

Keyphrases

healthcare
primary care
emergency department
high resolution
machine learning
electronic health record
combination therapy
hiv infected
pulmonary tuberculosis