Counselling of TB Patients

Content Status

Published on LMS

Type

Linked Node

Counselling of TB Patients

Learning Objectives

Counselling of TB Patients

H5Content

Content

Confidential dialogue between a health care provider and a patient that helps a patient to define his/her feelings, cope with stress, and to make informed decisions regarding treatment.

The patient should be counselled at all the three phases i.e.,

Pre-treatment counselling`

About TB disease and treatment
Air borne infection control
Need for adherence
Public Health Actions
Identification of adverse events
Tobacco /Alcohol cessations
Identification of comorbidities

During Treatment Counselling

Importance of Adherence
Identification of adverse events
Importance of timely follow ups
Public Health Actions
Tobacco /Alcohol cessations
Management of comorbidities

Post treatment Counselling

Testing at the end of treatment.
Long term follow up
Tobacco /Alcohol cessations

Objectives of TB Counselling:

Prevention of TB transmission.
Provision of emotional support to TB patients.
Motivation of TB clients to complete treatment.
Helping patients make their own informed decisions about their behaviour and supporting them in carrying out their decisions.