Table 3. Quantitative outcomes of tuberculosis patient support interventions in low incidence countries described in studies not allowing for comparisons to a control group.

Source	Intervention	Target group*	N	Outcome	N outcome
Charokopos et al., 2013 [49], Greece	Modified DOT	Newly diagnosed TB patients	54	Treatment completion	11 (85%)
Craig et al., 2008 [43], UK	TB link worker	Adult TB/LTBI patients referred on the basis of social need to TBLW	90	Treatment completion	70 (78%)
Escudero et al., 2006 [40], Spain	In-patient DOT	HIV-negative MDR-TB patients	25	Treatment completion	21 (84%)
Ferrer et al., 2010 [41], USA	DOT by social worker	MDR-TB patients	46	Treatment completion	30 (65%)
Garfein et al., 2015 [44], USA	VOT via uploading videos via a smart phone app + daily text message reminders	Adult newly diagnosed DS TB patients treated under VOT	41	Treatment adherence [average doses missed]	2.7±7
				Treatment adherence [observed doses/ expected doses]	93%
Jit et al., 2011 [51], UK	Find and Treat Service	Hard to reach individuals with active PTB	188	Treatment completion#	61%
Luzzati et al., 2011 [45], Italy	In-patient DOT	Adult patients admitted to referral TB Centre for high risk	122	Treatment adherence [not defined]	96%
Mejuto et al., 2010 [38], Spain	DOT at various locations	TB patients who received DOTS treatment	253	Treatment completion	213 (82%)
Pursnani et al., 2014 [50], USA	Out-patient DOT	Patients on out-patient DOT	70	Treatment completion	62 (89%)

*descriptions of the target groups can be found in S2 Appendix

#Based on modelling data

DOT: Directly Observed Treatment, N: number, PTB: Pulmonary TB, TB: Tuberculosis, VOT: Video observed treatment