Video-Observed Therapy With a Notification System for Improving the Monitoring of Tuberculosis Treatment in Thailand: Usability Study

• DOI: 10.2196/35994
• Publication Date: 2022-04-26T08:29:11Z
• Authors: Ponlagrit Kumwichar; Virasakdi Chongsu...; Tagoon Prappre
• Keywords: Mobile Health Interventions and Applications; Health informatics; Original Paper; Public health; Human–computer interaction; Usability; R; Telemedicine in Global Healthcare; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Medical emergency; Health Professions; Nursing; FOS: Health sciences; Computer science; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Remote Treatment; Health Sciences; General Health Professions; Medicine

In Thailand, the health care system has struggled to cope with COVID-19, resulting in directly observed therapy for tuberculosis being de-emphasized. A video-observed (VOT) system, or more specifically, Thai VOT (TH VOT) was developed replace therapy. According pilot study, needed notifications improve usability and user compliance. The updated version of TH thus enabled LINE (Line Corporation) notifications.This study aimed reassess users' compliance system.This conducted Hat Yai Mueang Songkhla districts Province, Southern from September 18 December 1, 2021. used by not only patients but also staff, who acted as observers primary settings. Some simulated instead actual due lack participating their jurisdiction. After 30 days using session records were analyzed determine observers. User Experience Questionnaire administered compare ratings participants general benchmark scores Questionnaire. results summarized reveal degree following three groups: patients, observers, observers.Of 19 10 remaining 9 system; there tuberculosis. exhibited about 70%, 65%, 50% compliance, respectively, terms standard operating procedures every day. all groups on dimensions well above average scores. There no significant difference any dimensional among groups.The deemed usable both staff. Compliance use high moderate