Social support services for tuberculosis clients

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• Personal Author:
  Boda, Julius S. ; Torres, Mark A.
• Corporate Authors:
  Harlem Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.) ; Columbia University ; New York (N.Y.). Department of Health. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Tuberculosis (TB) treatment is inextricably involved in a host of psychological, social, andeconomic problems that interfere with the ability of TB clients to complete treatment.Clients' problems often take priority over TB treatment and potential cure. A clientwhose days and nights are spent in finding the means to obtain drugs will havedifficulty in adhering to medical treatment. Psychiatric problems may prevent a clientfrom understanding his condition and the need for a structured, prolonged course ofmedical treatment. For many people, making it through the day may be filled with somany hazards that dying of TB seems a distant threat. To help these clients with theirproblems, the provision of social support in a TB clinic is an essential component inreducing clients' personal and environmental problems and thereby increasing TB treatment completion rates. This Guide is to help providers establish and enhance socialsupport services in a TB clinic.
• Content Notes:
  by Julius S. Boda and Mark A. Torres.
  
  "The Charles P. Felton National Tuberculosis Center is a joint project of Harlem Hospital, Columbia University, Health & Hospitals Corporation, and the New York City Department of Health, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention." - acknowledgements
  
  
• Subjects:
  Social Support Tuberculosis/psychology Tuberculosis/therapy
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  print; 36 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:efbf958759d170ad19538e95a9172ebbc9f65733fd5980085ead0ca97fe966bf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/5238/cdc_5238_DS1.pdf
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