The role of digital health interventions for adults with tuberculosis: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Yuanjie Duan, Juan Liu, Shiyu Lin, Xi Li, Dan Luo, Lemei Zhu · 2026
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Yuanjie Duan and colleagues compare digital tools that help tuberculosis patients finish their months-long drug courses. The 2026 network meta-analysis pools twenty-nine randomized trials with 17,800 participants, comparing video observation, text message systems, medication monitors, phone calls, and standard in-person observation against each other indirectly.
Digital help overall edged out in-person observation for treatment success. Video-observed therapy, where patients film themselves taking doses, beat in-person observation clearly and also beat two-way texting. It ranked first for both success and adherence. Other tools showed no firm differences among themselves. The authors recommend video observation especially for patients with weak adherence, where resources permit.
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| CREATOR | Yuanjie Duan, Juan Liu, Shiyu Lin, Xi Li, Dan Luo, Lemei Zhu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |