CHAPTER I - SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE & TB CONTROL <<Back
 
a) Sociological considerations
 
005
AU : Banerjee GR
TI : Medical social work with special reference to tuberculosis.
SO : BOMBAY HOSPITAL JOURNAL 1961, 3, 128-130.
DT : Per
AB :

The article stresses the importance of the medical social worker in the TB programme. As the social worker tends to be knowledgeable about the patients' environmental problems and emotional attitudes, he/she must be allowed to participate as a TB control programme team member in various ways and at different stages of the patient's illness.

KEYWORDS: SOCIAL WORK; INDIA.
 

 
  CHAPTER II - HEALTH SERVICES  
 
b) Community Participation & Role of Voluntary Organizations
 
129
AU : Meijer J
TI : The use of volunteers in programmes for tuberculosis control in voluntary and official organizations.
SO : BULL IUAT 1964, 35, 404-408.
DT : Per
AB :

There seems to be a wide field for volunteer activity in TB control, both in creating the right atmosphere as well as in actual participation in the TB programme. But in order to make the best possible use of volunteers, it is indispensable that the voluntary association has well defined, clear and practical ideas on technique and organization of a modern public health anti-TB programme. Only then, can the association give the necessary guidance to its volunteers who want to serve the cause.

KEYWORDS: SOCIAL WORK; VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION; NETHERLAND.
 

 
     CHAPTER IV - TREATMENT BEHAVIOUR OF TB PATIENTS  
 
a) Treatment Failure & The Problem of Non Adherence
 
201
AU : Pamra SP
TI : Study of 450 TB patients who were irregular in taking treatment.
SO : National Conference of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Workers,20th, Ahmedabad, India, Feb 1965, p. 225-230.
DT : CP
AB :

The necessity for this study arose due to our desire to learn first hand the reactions and reasons for irregularity and non-cooperation of the party i.e the patients. No doubt health visitors on repeated visits try to find out the main cause of irregularity; yet we felt that since health visitors are known to be a part of this institution, the patients may not tell them the real behind their non-cooperation. We felt that the students of the Delhi school of social work being unconnected with the centre and also by possessing proper attitude for this work would be able to bring out the real reasons.

KEYWORDS: HEALTH EDUCATION; DEFAULT; SOCIAL WORK.

Dr. S. P. Pamra
 

  b) Measures to Improve Treatment Adherence  
 
248
AU : Niruparani Charles
TI : Influence of initial and repeated motivation on case holding in North Arcot district.
SO : INDIAN J TB 1991, 38, 69-72.
DT : Per
AB :

Treatment default and premature discontinuation of treatment continue to be major constraints for the successful implementation of the NTP. In order to assess the influence of motivation in overcoming this problem and improving patient compliance, a study was conducted at three of the major centres, namely, DTC, Vellore, and general hospitals at Gudiattam and Vaniyambadi in Tamil Nadu. All new smear-positive patients initiated to treatment between October, 1987 and April, 1989 were admitted to the study. In all, 278 patients were motivated. There was an increase in treatment completion rate among patients who had motivation initially. This was more evident in patients who had repeated motivation.

KEYWORDS: CASE HOLDING; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL WORK; INDIA.
 

 
     CHAPTER V - SOCIAL SERVICE & REHABILITATION  
 
 
272
AU : The Medical Social Unit, Office of the Chief, TB Control Division
TI : Medical social service in tuberculosis control.
SO : PUBLIC HEALTH REP 1947, 62, 327-336.
DT : Per
AB :

The various functions the medical social worker can perform to assist in the control of TB are discussed in detail. Some specific social and emotional problems of TB patients are described and the ways by which the medical social worker can render assistance are suggested.

KEYWORDS: SOCIAL WORK; USA.

279
AU : Miller AMP
TI : Medical social service in a tuberculosis sanatorium.
SO : PUBLIC HEALTH REP 1951, 66, 987-1008.
DT : Per
AB :

The paper is based on the writer's experience in working as a medical social worker in a sanatorium in a metropolitan area and covering three years, 1947-1950. It examines the ways by which social service meets the problems of adult TB patients. Representative case situations are presented to illustrate the role of medical social work in assisting the doctor and in helping patients accept the medical program prescribed for them. The second part of this paper is presented in the succeeding summary.

KEYWORDS: SOCIAL SERVICE; SOCIAL WORK; ISRAEL.

280
AU : Miller AMP
TI : Medical social service in a tuberculosis sanatorium.
SO : PUBLIC HEALTH REP 1951, 66, 1139-1157.
DT : Per
AB :

This segment, a continuation of the paper studying the role of medical social service in a TB Sanatorium (see previous summary for details), focuses on the economic aspects pertaining to TB patients. Representative case situations highlight the financial burden faced by TB patients and, indicate how two families solved their financial problems in different ways. The need for various community agencies to take responsibility in minimizing the impact of TB on children is also discussed in detail.

KEYWORDS: SOCIAL SERVICE; SOCIAL WORK; ISRAEL.

285
AU : Lena R
TI : Medical social workers in TB control.
SO : Tuberculosis Workers Conference, 14th, Madras, India, 29-31 Jan 1958 p. 160-168.
DT : CP
AB :

Adverse social conditions and social habits are significant as a cause of illness because of their power to disable. Chronic infections like TB present some of the most serious medical social problems put a heavy emotional strain on the patient. A TB control programme can be effective when the causal factors in adverse social conditions such as poverty, undernourishment and social habits are removed. The medical social worker, by working with the doctor and helping to co-ordinate services of the social and health agencies, can play an important role in the control of TB.

KEYWORDS: SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL CONDITION; INDIA.

294
AU : Nagpaul H
TI : Social work as a profession in India: a sociological analysis.
SO : INDIAN J SOC WORK 1972, 32, 387-407.
DT : Per
AB :

The survey of the field of social work in India reveals that the prevailing level of social services and welfare services is extremely low. Both the Indian social work education and its professional organization are influenced by the American social philosophy which is inappropriate to the prevailing conditions in Indian society. The total absence of indigenous study material based on Indian culture and society further diminishes the applicability of the professional social work taught in the schools of social work. With the rapid growth of urbanization and industrialization now, the need to develop social administration approach to social work has emerged. The professional social worker's responsibility in this overall context is suggested.

KEYWORDS: SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; INDIA.

297
AU : Mian Fazl-e-Ahmed
TI : How important is community social worker for TB patients?
SO : Eastern Region Conference of IUAT, 15th, Lahore, Pakistan, 10-13 Dec 1987, p. 406.
DT : CP
AB :

TB patients do not go to the TB clinic for treatment for fear of social boycott from their friends and relatives. Therefore, there is a need to create community worker groups to impart health education and create confidence among patients and the population. Such groups, formed at one each for one hundred thousand persons, could encourage the patients to seek treatment and assist in providing the needed medication. Creating rehabilitation centers to help affected families add to their earnings and fund-raising are suggested measures to control TB.

KEYWORDS: SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL REHABILITATION; PAKISTAN.
 
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