The impact of structured counselling on patient knowledge at a private TB program in Karachi
The impact of structured counselling on patient knowledge at a private TB program in Karachi
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DOI：
10.12669/pjms.36.icon-suppl.1713
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发表时间：
2020-01-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Amanullah, Farhana
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作者：
Sajjad, Sheikh Sulaiman;Sajid, Nabila;Amanullah, Farhana
目的：评估结构化咨询对卡拉奇印度河医院结核病（TB）门诊患者和家属知识的影响。方法：这是一项病例对照研究，于2018年12月17日至2018年12月28日在卡拉奇印度河医院进行。我们评估了60名患者和家庭的结核病基线知识，其中30人在结核病诊所接受了至少一次咨询。然后，我们比较了各组在结核病的三个主要类别：疾病，治疗和prevention.Results：在所有三个类别的结核病知识的平均得分较高的辅导参与者相比，non-counseled participator.Conclusion：我们发现，结构化的咨询，提高了患者的知识和澄清常见的误解，结核病已被证明会导致改善患者的预后。有效的咨询是一种在资源不足的情况下易于实施的战略。训练有素的心理咨询师对巴基斯坦的每一个结核病项目都至关重要。
Objective: To assess the impact of structured counselling on the knowledge of patients and families attending the Tuberculosis (TB) clinic at the Indus Hospital, Karachi.Methods: This was a case control study conducted from 17th December 2018 to 28th December 2018 at The Indus Hospital, Karachi. We evaluated the baseline knowledge regarding TB in 60 patients and families, 30 of whom had undergone at least one counselling session at the TB clinic. We then compared the scores achieved by each group in three main categories of tuberculosis: disease, treatment and prevention.Results: The average scores in all three categories of TB knowledge were higher in counselled participants compared to non-counselled participants.Conclusion: We found that structured counselling resulted in improved patient knowledge and clarified common misconceptions about TB which has been shown to result in improved patient outcomes. Effective counselling is an easy to implement strategy in a low resource setting. A trained psychosocial counsellor is essential for every TB program in Pakistan.