期刊
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
卷 46, 期 2, 页码 117-124出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(01)00156-2
关键词
adherence; tuberculosis; patient education; immigrant
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01-HL 55770-02S1] Funding Source: Medline
- NINR NIH HHS [R01-NR/DA 03720] Funding Source: Medline
The incidence and prevalence of tuberculosis are far more common among third world populations immigrating to the United States than among US-burn citizens. Immigrants' failure to comply with an anti-tuberculosis treatment can impede completion of care and further confound this public health problem. Barriers to patient-provider communication can negatively influence adherence to a medical regimen. Patients who are unable to comprehend medical advice and do not see it as personally salient are less likely to follow their provider's medical advice. In this paper, the authors focus on efforts to develop a patient education tool targeting Spanish-speaking Latino immigrant patients to facilitate communication with tuberculosis clinicians. A description of the multi-stage developmental processes is presented including conducting a needs assessment, development of visual and written messages, review/critique by tuberculosis experts, field-testing, revisions, and distribution. Formative evaluation and field testing indicates promise for improving communication using this tool. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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