scholarly journals Siv Byqvist: Drug abusers with good and with bad treatment outcome. A Swedish follow-up of two client samples five to nine years after treatment

1993 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 216-216
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Drug Abusers

scholarly journals Intermittent treatment interruption and its effect on multidrug resistant tuberculosis treatment outcome in Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Habteyes H. Tola ◽  
Kourosh Holakouie-Naieni ◽  
Mohammad A. Mansournia ◽  
Mehdi Yaseri ◽  
Ephrem Tesfaye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Treatment Interruption ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Adjusted Risk ◽  
Successful Treatment Outcome ◽  
Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Unsuccessful Treatment ◽  
Poor Treatment Outcome

AbstractTreatment interruption is one of the main risk factors of poor treatment outcome and occurrence of additional drug resistant tuberculosis. This study is a national retrospective cohort study with 10 years follow up period in MDR-TB patients in Ethiopia. We included 204 patients who had missed the treatment at least for one day over the course of the treatment (exposed group) and 203 patients who had never interrupted the treatment (unexposed group). We categorized treatment outcome into successful (cured or completed) and unsuccessful (lost to follow up, failed or died). We described treatment interruption by the length of time between interruptions, time to first interruption, total number of interruption episodes and percent of missed doses. We used Poisson regression model with robust standard error to determine the association between treatment interruption and outcome. 82% of the patients interrupted the treatment in the first six month of treatment period, and considerable proportion of patients demonstrated long intervals between two consecutive interruptions. Treatment interruption was significantly associated with unsuccessful treatment outcome (Adjusted Risk Ratio (ARR) = 1.9; 95% CI (1.4–2.6)). Early identification of patients at high risk of interruption is vital in improving successful treatment outcome.

A Retrospective Follow-up of Behaviorally Disordered Adolescents: Identifying Predictors of Treatment Outcome

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Leone ◽  
Ronald Fitzmartin ◽  
Frank Stetson ◽  
Jennifer Foster
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Day Treatment ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Successful Completion ◽  
Behaviorally Disordered ◽  
Residential Status ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Day Treatment Program

Behaviorally disordered adolescents are a heterogeneous group. Determining which students enrolled in particular treatment programs are likely to be successful is a difficult task. This retrospective follow-up systematically investigated behaviorally disordered youth and identified factors associated with successful completion of a comprehensive residential and day treatment program. Results suggest that, for the 70 subjects studied, attendance, day or residential status, and prior adjudication were related to treatment outcomes. A dditionally, for a subset of 34 subjects directly interviewed and assessed at follow-up, measures of academic achievement were unrelated to outcomes.

Initial and Follow-up Costs by Treatment Outcome for Children With Respiratory Infections

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 113 (5) ◽  
pp. 1352-1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. H. Howard ◽  
J. E. McGowan
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Respiratory Infections

scholarly journals Lifetime Weight Characteristics of Adult Inpatients With Severe Anorexia Nervosa: Maximal Lifetime BMI Predicts Treatment Outcome

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa-Katrin Kaufmann ◽  
Hanspeter Moergeli ◽  
Gabriella Franca Milos
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Weight Suppression ◽  
Positive Treatment

Background: The body mass index is a key predictor of treatment outcome in patients with anorexia nervosa. In adolescents, higher premorbid BMI is a strong predictor of a favorable treatment outcome. It is unclear whether this relationship holds true for adults with anorexia nervosa. Here, we examine adult patients with AN and investigate the lowest and highest lifetime BMI and weight suppression as predisposing factors for treatment outcome.Methods: We included 107 patients aged 17–56 with anorexia nervosa and tracked their BMI from admission to inpatient treatment, through discharge, to follow-up at 1–6 years. Illness history, including lowest and highest lifetime BMI were assessed prior to admission. We used multiple linear regression models with minimal or maximal lifetime BMI or weight suppression at admission as independent variables to predict BMI at admission, discharge and follow-up, while controlling for patients' age, sex, and duration of illness.Results: Low minimal BMI had a negative influence on the weight at admission, which in turn resulted in a lower BMI at discharge. Higher maximal BMI had a substantial positive influence on BMI at discharge and follow-up. Weight suppression was highly correlated with maximal BMI and showed similar effects to maximal BMI.Conclusion: Our findings strongly support a relationship between low minimal lifetime BMI and lower BMI at admission, and between higher maximal lifetime BMI or weight suppression and a positive treatment outcome, even years after discharge. Overall, maximal BMI emerged as the most important factor in predicting the weight course in adults with AN.

scholarly journals Delay to initiate treatment is associated with unsuccessful treatment outcome among new pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: a follow up study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
kiros Tedla ◽  
Girmay Medhin ◽  
Gebretsadik Berhe ◽  
Afework Mulugeta ◽  
Nega Berhe
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Treatment Initiation ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Northern Ethiopia ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Unsuccessful Treatment ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Background : Previous studies in Ethiopia indicated that tuberculosis (TB) patient’s elapse long time before treatment initiation. However, there is very limited evidence on the association of delay to initiate treatment with treatment outcome. Objective : To investigate the association of time to treatment initiation delay with treatment outcomes of new adult TB patients in Tigray region of Ethiopia. Methods : We conducted a follow up study from October 2018 to April 2020 by recruiting 875 newly diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) patients from 21 randomly selected health facilities. Study participants were selected using simple random sampling technique during treatment initiation from October 1/2018 to October 30/2019. Delay to initiate treatment and treatment outcome were collected using standardized questionnaire and laboratory investigation. Adherence of TB patients to their treatment was collected using a 10 points linear visual analogue scale (VAS) at the end of treatment. The association of delay to initiate treatment with treatment outcome was modeled using log binomial regression model. Statistical significance was reported whenever p-value was less than 0.05. Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 21. Result : The median total delay to treatment initiation was 62 days with inter-quartile range of 16-221 days. A unite increase in a day to initiate treatment results in increment of risk of unsuccessful treatment outcome by 2.3. Other factors associated with unsuccessful treatment outcomes were being less adherent to the treatment, HIV co infection, being smear positive at initiation of treatment and after 2 months of treatment initiation. Conclusion : delay in a day to initiate treatment is associated with increased risk of unsuccessful treatment outcome. Any effort targeted towards reducing the negative effects of PTB should target on strategies that reduces the length of delay to initiate treatment and strengthen community engagement to improve treatment adherence of patients that have started treatment.

Treatment outcome of a multidisciplinary center for management of chronic pain: A long term follow-up

Pain ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. S58 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. T. Smith ◽  
L. B. Hughes ◽  
R. D. Duvall ◽  
S. Rothman
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Long Term Follow Up
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