Tuberculosis treatment at Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital – why do many families have to find caregivers at home to maintain long-term treatment?

At the Hospital Pham Ngoc ThachTuberculosis is one of the most characteristic and common diseases.

Unlike many other diseases:

• untreated pulmonary tuberculosis for a few days
• which lasts 6–9 months, or even longer.

When treatment becomes a "long-term battle"

Patients need:

• Take your medication on time.
• closely monitor
• maintain discipline
• Just one mistake → huge risk.

The patient unable to sustain itself

• forgot to take my medication
• skip dose
• not tracking
• This makes the illness last longer and become more severe.

When the family starts to become overwhelmed

Initial:

• support
• monitor

Afterward:

• could not be sustained
• The mistake began.
• And they began:
• → Find a home caregiver for the sick.

Common mistakes when underestimating pulmonary tuberculosis

• thinking "taking medicine is enough"

Consequence

• longer treatment
• weakened body
• risk of recurrence

SAN – a solution for maintaining treatment discipline.

• reminder for medication
• monitor
• support
• Cost: 42–70K/hour

Conclude

Pulmonary tuberculosis is not difficult to treat.

The challenge is maintaining it.

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