Table 2.
The first draft of SMSTP
| Dimensions | Item contents (brief description in English) | Never | Only rarely | Sometimes | Quite often | Always |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherence to treatment behavior | Item1:Medication-taking record card filled | |||||
| Item2: Taking medications following prescription | ||||||
| Item3:Taking medications when going out | ||||||
| Item4: Keeping drugs correctly | ||||||
| Item5:Addressing adverse effects of medications correctly | ||||||
| Item6: Taking medications consistently | ||||||
| Item7: Regular following-up sputum microscopy | ||||||
| Supportive behavior | Item8:Abstaining from smoking | |||||
| Item9:Abstaining from alcohol drinking | ||||||
| Item10:Keeping adequate sleep | ||||||
| Item11: Avoiding overexertion | ||||||
| Item12:Keeping proper exercise | ||||||
| Item13: Keeping adequate nutrition | ||||||
| Transmission prevention behavior | Item14:Not spitting indiscriminately | |||||
| Item15: Reducing frequency of presence in public | ||||||
| Item16: Wearing respirator in public during in infective phrase of disease | ||||||
| Item17:Disposing sputum with safe method | ||||||
| Item18:Covering face when sneezing/cough/speaking loudly | ||||||
| Item19: Informing contact of TB status | ||||||
| Item20: Ventilating their room |
SMSTP self-management scale for TB patients