Directly Observed Treatment for the Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Sema SARIKAYAa,b, Sibel KARACA SİVRİKAYAc , Neşe ERDEMd
aAntalya Finike State Hospital, Antalya, Türkiye
bAkdeniz University Health Sciences Institute, Department of Nursing, Department of Nursing Principles, Antalya, Türkiye
cBalıkesir University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Balıkesir, Türkiye
dAydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Nursing, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Aydın, Türkiye

Sarıkaya S, Karaca Sivrikaya S, Erdem N. Directly observed treatment for the pulmonary tuberculosis. In: Çevik Akyıl R, ed. Nursing Approach in Respiratory Diseases. 1st ed. Ankara: Türkiye Klinikleri; 2025. p.26-30.

ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis occurs due to the bacillus Mycobacterium tuberculosis and affects approximately one quarter of the world’s population. For the control of the disease, The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global emergency in 1993 and recommended that all countries use the Directly Observed Treatment (DGT) approach as the basis for tuberculosis control programs. DGT is a form of treatment in which the patient drinks every dose of the medication accompanied by an officer or person responsible for the entire treatment period and this is recorded. Its effectiveness has been proven in studies and has been implemented in our country since the 1970s. The content of the treatment package prepared for each patient is ensured for the patient to drink at the specified time and place, accompanied by a designated supervisor. The treatment applied is recorded in the DGT information form and followed up.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; directly observed therapy; patient compliance

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