Application of mobile phone technology as intervention for the management of tuberculosis patients diagnosed through community survey

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dc.contributor.authorSelvaraju Sriramen_US
dc.contributor.authorMalaisamy Muniyandien_US
dc.contributor.authorDolla Chandra Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorMurali Lakshmien_US
dc.contributor.authorKarikalan Nagarajanen_US
dc.contributor.authorSaravanan Balakrishnanen_US
dc.contributor.authorTholkappian Ayyakannu Sivaprakashamen_US
dc.contributor.authorTripathy Srikanth Prasaden_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-19T04:52:09Z
dc.date.available2023-08-19T04:52:09Z
dc.date.issued2022-02
dc.description.abstractBackground & objectives: The delay in communicating the results to tuberculosis (TB) patients leads to increased rates of initial loss to follow up of treatment. The gap in communication among healthcare providers requires application of new tools that will address the challenges. Mobile phone technologies could be a useful tool in this context for the delivery of information. The objective was thus to evaluate communication by mobile applications such as the WhatsApp Messenger to decrease initial loss to follow up after initial treatment for TB. Methods: Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India undertook a community prevalence survey to find the burden of TB. During this survey, mobile phone-based technology (WhatsApp messenger) was employed as an intervention among the healthcare providers and researchers involved for communicating. This was further evaluated for its usefulness by examining the initial loss to follow up and patients initiated on treatment. Results: The study covered four blocks of Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, South India, namely Kadambathur, Poondi, Thiruvalangadu and Periyapalayam. The survey population was around 20,000 from each block, and the average patients diagnosed by community TB prevalence survey were 30 patients from each block. Among the patients diagnosed through this survey, in the first block, only 55 per cent were initiated on treatment; subsequently, with the intervention, the initial loss to follow up was significantly reduced from 45 to zero per cent. Interpretation & conclusions: After integrating of WhatsApp messenger application for communication among healthcare providers and researchen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartments ofen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsEpidemiology,en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHealth Economics &en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsClinical Research, ICMR-NIRT, Chetput, Chennai &en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDistrict TB Center, Poonamallee, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSelvaraju Sriram, Malaisamy Muniyandi, Dolla Chandra Kumar, Murali Lakshmi, Karikalan Nagarajan, Saravanan Balakrishnan, Tholkappian Ayyakannu Sivaprakasham, Tripathy Srikanth Prasad. Application of mobile phone technology as intervention for the management of tuberculosis patients diagnosed through community survey. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2022 Feb; 155(2): 301-305en_US
dc.identifier.issn0971-5916
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/223599
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer – Medknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume155en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_75_20en_US
dc.subjectActive case findingen_US
dc.subjectloss to follow upen_US
dc.subjectmobile phone technologyen_US
dc.subjectTBen_US
dc.subjectWhatsAppen_US
dc.titleApplication of mobile phone technology as intervention for the management of tuberculosis patients diagnosed through community surveyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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