directly observed therapy

Preferred Label : directly observed therapy;

MeSH definition : A treatment method in which patients are under direct observation when they take their medication or receive their treatment. This method is designed to reduce the risk of treatment interruption and to ensure patient compliance.;

MeSH synonym : therapy, directly observed;

Details

Origin ID

D023801;

UMLS CUI

C0872145;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- mortality [MeSH Qualifier]
- nursing [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- psychology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Directly Observed Therapy [NCIt concept]
- Drug intake observed (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tay-Sachs disease (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Tay-sachs disease [OMIM Phenotype]
- Terminal osseous dysplasia [OMIM Phenotype]
Record concept(s)
- directly observed therapy [MeSH concept]
See also
- patient compliance [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Directly Observed Therapy [NCIt concept]

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