Patient satisfaction with VDOT process | |
How satisfied were you with your TB treatment monitoring using VDOT? | |
Satisfied | 49 (98%) |
Dissatisfied | 1 (2%) |
Would you recommend VDOT to other TB patients? | |
Yes | 50 (100%) |
Overall, how easy/difficult did you find the VDOT process? | |
Easy | 44 (88%) |
Difficult | 6 (12%) |
If you had to redo the TB treatment, would you choose in-person DOT or VDOT? | |
VDOT | 49 (98%) |
No preference | 1 (2%) |
In-person DOT | 0 (0%) |
How often did you take TB medication while away from home? | |
Never | 22 (44%) |
Rarely | 18 (36%) |
About half the time or more | 8 (16%) |
About less than half the time | 2 (4%) |
How important was it for you to be able choose the time of day that you took your medications using VDOT? | |
Very important | 45 (90%) |
Somewhat important | 4 (8%) |
Not at all important | 1 (2%) |
Experience with VDOT app | |
How often did you have problems using the VDOT application? | |
Never | 17 (34%) |
Rarely | 11 (22%) |
Less than half the time | 13 (26%) |
Half the time or more | 9 (18%) |
How often did poor cellular network reception cause you problems uploading videos? | |
Never | 19 (38%) |
Rarely | 17 (34%) |
Less than half the time | 9 (18%) |
Half the time or more | 5 (10%) |
Patient perception of privacy and using VDOT | |
Did you share your VDOT experience with family members? | |
Yes | 40 (80%) |
No | 10 (20%) |
Did you ever share your VDOT experiences with your friends, neighbours, classmates or co-workers? | |
Yes | 19 (38%) |
No | 31 (62%) |
Were you ever concerned someone would see you using the VDOT app on the cell phone? | |
Yes | 23 (46%) |
No | 27 (54%) |
Did you ever fail to record a video because you were worried someone was watching you? | |
Yes | 9 (18%) |
No | 41 (82%) |
What did you perceive about confidentiality of VDOT versus DOT? | |
VDOT is more confidential | 39 (78%) |
VDOT is less confidential | 1 (2%) |
No difference between VDOT and DOT | 3 (6%) |
Don't know | 7 (14%) |