Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 66.7%High 0 · 0%

The findings closest to your search, judged one by one by TypeSafe's Jev model.

Completion of treatment · Patients on TB treatment

Directly observed therapy (DOT) showed no clear difference in treatment completion compared with self‐administered TB treatment (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Directly observed therapy for treating tuberculosis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.07 [0.96, 1.19]
6 studies · 1839 participants
Moderate

Completion of treatment · Patients on TB treatment

DOT showed no clear difference in treatment completion compared with self‐administered therapy (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Directly observed therapy for treating tuberculosis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.88, 1.13]
1 study · 300 participants
Low

Treatment completion4 · Patients on TB treatment

Home DOT showed no clear difference in treatment completion4 compared with clinic DOT (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Directly observed therapy for treating tuberculosis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.04 [0.91, 1.17]
3 studies · 1029 participants
Moderate