A scoping review of patient-centred tuberculosis care interventions: Gaps and opportunities.

ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death globally. In 2015, the World Health Organization hailed patient-centred care as the first of three pillars in the End TB strategy. Few examples of how to deliver patient-centred care in TB programmes exist in practice; TB control efforts have historically prioritised health systems structures and processes, with little consideration for the experiences of people affected by TB. We aimed to describe how patient-centred care interventions have been implemented for TB, highlighting gaps and opportunities. We conducted a scoping review of the published peer-reviewed research literature and grey literature on patient-centred TB care interventions between January 2005 and March 2020. We found limited information on implementing patient-centred care f

SUBMITTER: Myburgh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021744 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature