Table 5.

Measurements of the satisfaction of the patients and the health care workers with the DOT^a or VOT^b methods.

Questions		DOT group (n=131), n (%)	VOT group (n=235), n (%)	P value	Health care workers (n=66), n (%)
What do you think of going to the CHSCc daily or of using an app to upload a video daily?				<.001
	Very easy	25 (19.1)	122 (51.9)		N/Ad
	Easy	40 (30.5)	97 (41.3)		N/A
	Little difficult	52 (39.7)	16 (6.8)		N/A
	Very difficult	14 (10.7)	0 (0)		N/A
What is the frequency of the perceived privacy violation going to the CHSC or taking and uploading a video?				.12
	Always	6 (4.6)	7 (3.0)		N/A
	Often	7 (5.3)	8 (3.4)		N/A
	Occasionally	33 (25.2)	87 (37.0)		N/A
	No	85 (64.9)	133 (56.6)		N/A
Does your management method reduce the number of missed medications?				<.001
	Yes	42 (32.1)	189 (80.4)		N/A
	No	89 (67.9)	46 (19.6)		N/A
Which management method do you prefer?				<.001
	Their current management method	37 (28.2)	191 (81.3)		N/A
	Self-administered medication	94 (71.8)	44 (18.7)		N/A
Are you satisfied with the prescribed management method?				<.001
	Very satisfied	23 (17.6)	98 (41.7)		N/A
	Fairly Satisfied	30 (22.9)	93 (39.6)		N/A
	Just Satisfied	32 (24.4)	36 (15.3)		N/A
	Not satisfied	35 (26.7)	8 (3.4)		N/A
	Very dissatisfied	11 (8.4)	0 (0)		N/A
Was the VOT app convenient for managing patients with TBe?				N/A
	To a large extent	N/A	N/A		61 (92)
	Rarely	N/A	N/A		4 (6)
	No	N/A	N/A		1 (2)
Could the VOT app improve the standard management of patients with TB?				N/A
	To a large extent	N/A	N/A		57 (86)
	Rarely	N/A	N/A		8 (12)
	No	N/A	N/A		1 (2)
Which management method did the health care workers prefer?				N/A
	VOT	N/A	N/A		56 (85)
	DOT	N/A	N/A		1 (2)
	No special preference	N/A	N/A		9 (14)

^aDOT: directly observed therapy.

^bVOT: video-observed therapy.

^cCHSC: community health service center.

^dNot applicable.

^eTB: tuberculosis.