PMID: 8444536Mar 1, 1993Paper

Effectiveness of a dapsone compliance program in leprosy

International Journal of Dermatology
S C PiscitelliJ H Fischer

Abstract

Long-term effectiveness of a dapsone compliance program was assessed in patients with leprosy. The monitoring program consists of urine dapsone/creatinine ratio determination at each visit with subsequent patient feedback and education. Eighty-eight patients receiving dapsone and seen in a leprosy clinic from 1985-1990 were included. The proportion of patients compliant with dapsone during a given year ranged from 70.0% (1987) to 94.4% (1989). Overall compliance for the 6-year period was 81.6%. This level of compliance was significantly different (P < 0.05) than the baseline compliance in the leprosy clinic of 46.7%. Compliance monitoring, combined with active patient involvement, was effective in sustaining high compliance over a 6-year period.

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Oct 1, 1972·Clinica Chimica Acta; International Journal of Clinical Chemistry·K Larsen

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Nov 6, 1998·Health Care Management Review·L M Issel, D Kahn
Feb 24, 2015·BioMed Research International·Anil KumarBhuwneswar Kumar Girdhar
Dec 1, 1993·The Annals of Pharmacotherapy·S C PiscitelliJ H Fischer
Jun 16, 1999·The Annals of Pharmacotherapy·M B NicholJ C Sung

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