mHealth for Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence: A Framework to Guide Ethical Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

Promising mHealth approaches for TB treatment adherence include: Video observation. Patient- or device-facilitated indirect monitoring. Direct monitoring through embedded sensors or metabolite testing. To mitigate ethical concerns, our framework considers accuracy of monitoring technologies, stigmat...

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Autores principales: DiStefano, Michael J, Schmidt, Harald
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health: Science and Practice 2016
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4982246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27353615
http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00018
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spelling pubmed-49822462016-08-17 mHealth for Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence: A Framework to Guide Ethical Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation DiStefano, Michael J Schmidt, Harald Glob Health Sci Pract Commentary Promising mHealth approaches for TB treatment adherence include: Video observation. Patient- or device-facilitated indirect monitoring. Direct monitoring through embedded sensors or metabolite testing. To mitigate ethical concerns, our framework considers accuracy of monitoring technologies, stigmatization and intrusiveness of the technologies, use of incentives, and the balance of individual and public good. Global Health: Science and Practice 2016-06-20 /pmc/articles/PMC4982246/ /pubmed/27353615 http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00018 Text en © DiStefano and Schmidt. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00018.
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