Rol de enfermería en la adherencia y seguimiento al tratamiento de la tuberculosis pulmonar

Abstract

Introduction: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. At this time, it is considered one of the causes of global morbidity and mortality, becoming a serious public health problem if it is not detected and treated in a timely manner. It most often affects the lungs, although it can affect other organs such as lymph nodes, brain, and bones. It can cause disability and death. Therapeutic adherence is known as the degree to which the degree of conduct of a person to take medication, modify their eating habits and change their lifestyle and comply with the instructions of a healthcare provider. There are a series of risk factors that motivate non-compliance with the therapeutic regimen; Socioeconomic type, prolonged pharmacological therapy, adverse reactions, lack of family support and satin care cause an increase in resistance to first-line drugs, a greater probability of contagion to the family and community. This, in turn, brings with it implications in the effectiveness of the prescribed treatment, so in the long term, more expensive second-line drug schemes are needed, which will not only affect the economic situation of the patient and family,