Out-of-Pocket Expenditures, Indirect Costs and Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thailand's hospitals may adopt different supervision approaches to improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment adherence.

Objective

The aim of this study was to compare out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures, indirect costs, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among TB patients who received pharmaceutical care (pharmacist-led patient education and telephone consultation), home visit, and self-administered therapy (SAT) in Thailand.

Methods

We conducted a prospective study to collect OOP expenditures, indirect costs, and HRQoL from a subsample of 104 adult pulmonary TB patients who started treatment between January and May 2014 in three hospitals. The three sources of data included patient interviews, patient medical records, and the hospital billing database. Pati

SUBMITTER: Tanvejsilp P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6103926 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature