Patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment in the Indian subcontinent: systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

How well patients adhere to their tuberculosis (TB) treatment influences their recovery and development of drug resistance, but influences on adherence are multiple and often competing. We synthesised qualitative studies from our setting in the Indian subcontinent to understand the dimensions and dynamics involved to help inform service provision.

Design

Qualitative synthesis comprising inductive coding, thematic analysis and forming a conceptual framework.

Data sources

Medline (OVID), Embase (OVID), CINAHL (EBSCOHost), PsycINFO (EBSCOHost), Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Library and Epistemonikos were databases searched on 26 March 2020 for studies published since 1 January 2000.

Eligibility criteria for selecting studies

We included repor

SUBMITTER: Shringarpure K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10163483 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature