Open AccessTreatment Motivation in Lung Tuberculosis Patients at Public Health Centres in Denpasar City during COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Jonathan Setiawan,
Ida Ayu Alit Widhiartini,
I Gusti Made Aman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of research and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-2237
pISSN - 2349-9788
DOI - 10.52403/ijrr.20220107
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , directly observed therapy , pandemic , tuberculosis , covid-19 , tb treatment , interpersonal communication , family medicine , physical therapy , psychology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , social psychology , pathology
Treatment motivation among patients were heavily influenced by duration of therapy and existing side effects. TB supervisors motivated patients in their therapy. Limited communication from TB supervisors due to COVID-19 pandemic risked lowering treatment motivation in TB patients. Objective: get a general description of treatment motivation in TB patients from PHC in Denpasar. Method: descriptive observational with cross-sectional design in March – August 2021 at five PHC in Denpasar area. This study was done online using questionnaire with Google Forms application. Motivation is grouped into low, moderate, and high based on scores from internal factors, external factors, confidence in treatment, and interpersonal help seeking. Results: 86% of patients (43 people) had high treatment motivation, 12% of patients (6 people) have moderate treatment motivation, and two percent of patients (1 people) had low treatment motivation. Summary: Most of TB patients had high treatment motivation (86%). Communication between TB supervisors and patients are highly advised to motivate patients and increase success rate of therapy.Keywords: [Anti tuberculosis drugs, Lung tuberculosis, Treatment motivation].