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Treatment Support Mechanism
Learning ObjectivesWhat is TS mechanism, how is it different from DOT, components of TS,
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A person affected by TB requires support throughout the course of treatment and beyond that. The support to a TB patient is essential to ensure that s/he completes the treatment without affecting her/his quality of life (QoL). Keeping the patient as the central figure in the continuum of care, and ensuring social and personal circumstances are supportive (not only meeting immediate requirements of medical treatment) is the key to treatment support.
Figure: Key Components of Treatment Support
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National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Elimination 2017–2025, RNTCP, 2017.
A Patient-centred Approach to TB Care, WHO, 2018.
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| Question | Answer 1 | Answer 2 | Answer 3 | Answer 4 | Correct answer | Correct explanation |
| DOT is the only treatment support provided to TB patients. | True | False | 2 | Ensuring social and personal circumstances are supportive for treatment adherence and not just medical requirement is the key to treatment support. |
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