Effectiveness of electronic reminders to improve medication adherence in tuberculosis patients - Codebook

Identifier Description Values Notes
studynumber study number assigned to patient    
inanalysis   1 in analysis
8 excluded
9 not TB
 
province province within China 2 Heilongjiang
3 Jiangsu
4 Hunan
5 Chongqing
 
countyid county/district code    
arm trial arm 1 control
2 mobile phone
3 medication monitor
4 combined mobile phone and medication monitor
 
strata urban/rural strata for the cluster 0 rural 1 urban  
gender gender of the patient 1 male 2 female  
agecat_calc age category of the patient (years) 1 <30 2 30-39 3 40-59 4 60+  
occupation_calc occupation of the patient 1 Students 2 Worker 3 Migrant Worker 4 Farmer 5 Unemployed/Houseworker 6 other  
educutionlevel educational attainment of the patient 1 illiterate 2 lower middle school 3 upper middle school 4 university or more  
married_calc marital status of the patient 1 unmarried 2 1st marriage 3 other  
residence place of residence of the patient 1 living in household registration place 2 living in a place other than household registration place  
incomcat_calc total household income in last calendar year 0 <20,000RMB 1 >=20,000RMB  
distTBcl_calc distance to local TB clinic in km from the home of the patient 1 <10 2 10-29 3 30-39 4 >=40  
distsuperv_calc distance to supervision facility in km from the home of the patient 1 <=1 2 2 3 >2  
medinsur_calc medical insurance held by patient 1 rural co-op 2 urban workers 3 no insurance 4 other  
smeartest pre-treatment smear result of the patient 1 positive 2 negative  
outcome_lostfup TB treatment outcome - patient lost to follow-up yes/no 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on this outcome are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
188 patients with outcome of side effect
13 with outcome of treatment failure
27 with outcome of death
5 patients with outcome of transferred out
and 1 patient with missing outcome.
outcome_poor TB treatment outcome - patient poor outcome yes/no 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on this outcome are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
188 patients with outcome of side effect
5 patients with outcome of transferred out
and 1 patient with missing outcome.
miss3dose % of months at least 20% of doses not taken - pill count or monitor    
miss7dose % of months at least 47% of doses not taken - pill count or monitor    
pillcount % of months at least 20% of doses not taken - pill count only    
totalmissed_cm % of doses not taken by patient - pill count or monitor    
totalmissed_pc % of doses not taken by patient - pill count only    
totalmissed_cm10 binary categories of % of doses not taken by patient - pill count or monitor 0 <10% 1 10%+ Note: those missing data on these adherence outcomes are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
and 35 patients who had no adherence data.
monitorproblem any problem with the medication monitor? 1 none 2 recorded by monitor 3 reported by doctor 4 both Note: those missing data on this variable are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel.
medmonproblem1 did the doctor report a medication monitor problem at least once? 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausedoctor1 cause of failure 1st occasion: Doctor set incorrectly 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausepatient1 cause of failure 1st occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausefailure1 cause of failure 1st occasion: Medication monitor failure 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausepower1 cause of failure 1st occasion: No power 1 yes  
medmonproblemcauseother1 cause of failure 1st occasion: Other 1 yes  
medmonproblemsolved1 was the medication monitor problem solved 1st occasion? 0 no 1 yes  
medmonreplaced1 was the medication monitor replaced 1st occasion 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
and all patients without any medication monitor problems.
medmonproblem2 did the doctor report a medication monitor problem at least twice? 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausedoctor2 cause of failure 2nd occasion: Doctor set incorrectly 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausepatient2 cause of failure 2nd occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausefailure2 cause of failure 2nd occasion: Medication monitor failure 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausepower2 cause of failure 2nd occasion: No power 1 yes  
medmonproblemcauseother2 cause of failure 2nd occasion: Other 1 yes  
medmonproblemsolved2 was the medication monitor problem solved 2nd occasion? 0 no 1 yes
medmonreplaced2 was the medication monitor replaced 2nd occasion 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
and all patients without at least two medication monitor problems.
medmonproblem3 did the doctor report a medication monitor problem at least three times? 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausedoctor3 cause of failure 3rd occasion: Doctor set incorrectly 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausepatient3 cause of failure 3rd occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausefailure3 cause of failure 3rd occasion: Medication monitor failure 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausepower3 cause of failure 3rd occasion: No power 1 yes  
medmonproblemcauseother3 cause of failure 3rd occasion: Other 1 yes  
medmonproblemsolved3 was the medication monitor problem solved 3rd occasion? 0 no 1 yes  
medmonreplaced3 was the medication monitor replaced 3rd occasion 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
and all patients without at least three medication monitor problems.
medmonproblem4 did the doctor report a medication monitor problem at least four times? 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausedoctor4 cause of failure 4th occasion: Doctor set incorrectly 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausepatient4 cause of failure 4th occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausefailure4 cause of failure 4th occasion: Medication monitor failure 1 yes  
medmonproblemcausepower4 cause of failure 4th occasion: No power 1 yes  
medmonproblemcauseother4 cause of failure 4th occasion: Other 1 yes  
medmonproblemsolved4 was the medication monitor problem solved 4th occasion? 0 no 1 yes  
medmonreplaced4 was the medication monitor replaced 4th occasion 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
and all patients without four medication monitor problems.
mobileproblem1 did the doctor report a mobile phone problem at least once? 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausepatient1 cause of failure 1st occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenetwork1 cause of failure 1st occasion: Network failure 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenomoney1 cause of failure 1st occasion: No money 1 yes  
mobileproblemcauseother1 cause of failure 1st occasion: Other 1 yes  
mobileproblemsolved1 was the mobile phone problem solved 1st occasion? 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
all patients in the control arm or the medication monitor arm
and all patients without any mobile phone problems.
mobileproblem2 did the doctor report a mobile phone problem at least twice? 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausepatient2 cause of failure 2nd occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenetwork2 cause of failure 2nd occasion: Network failure 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenomoney2 cause of failure 2nd occasion: No money 1 yes  
mobileproblemcauseother2 cause of failure 2nd occasion: Other 1 yes  
mobileproblemsolved2 was the mobile phone problem solved 2nd occasion? 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
all patients in the control arm or the medication monitor arm
and all patients without at least two mobile phone problems.
mobileproblem3 did the doctor report a mobile phone problem at least three times? 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausepatient3 cause of failure 3rd occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenetwork3 cause of failure 3rd occasion: Network failure 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenomoney3 cause of failure 3rd occasion: No money 1 yes  
mobileproblemcauseother3 cause of failure 3rd occasion: Other 1 yes  
mobileproblemsolved3 was the mobile phone problem solved 3rd occasion? 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
all patients in the control arm or the medication monitor arm
and all patients without at least three mobile phone problems.
mobileproblem4 did the doctor report a mobile phone problem at least four times? 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausepatient4 cause of failure 4th occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenetwork4 cause of failure 4th occasion: Network failure 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenomoney4 cause of failure 4th occasion: No money 1 yes  
mobileproblemcauseother4 cause of failure 4th occasion: Other 1 yes  
mobileproblemsolved4 was the mobile phone problem solved 4th occasion? 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
all patients in the control arm or the medication monitor arm
and all patients without at least four mobile phone problems.
mobileproblem5 did the doctor report a mobile phone problem at least five times? 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausepatient5 cause of failure 5th occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 Yes  
mobileproblemcausenetwork5 cause of failure 5th occasion: Network failure 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenomoney5 cause of failure 5th occasion: No money 1 yes  
mobileproblemcauseother5 cause of failure 5th occasion: Other 1 yes  
mobileproblemsolved5 was the mobile phone problem solved 5th occasion? 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
all patients in the control arm or the medication monitor arm
and all patients without at least five mobile phone problems.
mobileproblem6 did the doctor report a mobile phone problem at least six times? 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausepatient6 cause of failure 6th occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenetwork6 cause of failure 6th occasion: Network failure 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenomoney6 cause of failure 6th occasion: No money 1 yes  
mobileproblemcauseother6 cause of failure 6th occasion: Other 1 yes  
mobileproblemsolved6 was the mobile phone problem solved 6th occasion? 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
all patients in the control arm or the medication monitor arm
and all patients without at least six mobile phone problems.
mobileproblem7 did the doctor report a mobile phone problem at least seven times? 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausepatient7 cause of failure 7th occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenetwork7 cause of failure 7th occasion: Network failure 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenomoney7 cause of failure 7th occasion: No money 1 yes  
mobileproblemcauseother7 cause of failure 7th occasion: Other 1 yes  
mobileproblemsolved7 was the mobile phone problem solved 7th occasion? 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
all patients in the control arm or the medication monitor arm
and all patients without at least seven mobile phone problems.
mobileproblem8 did the doctor report a mobile phone problem at least eight times? 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausepatient8 cause of failure 8th occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenetwork8 cause of failure 8th occasion: Network failure 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenomoney8 cause of failure 8th occasion: No money 1 yes  
mobileproblemcauseother8 cause of failure 8th occasion: Other 1 yes  
mobileproblemsolved8 was the mobile phone problem solved 8th occasion? 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
all patients in the control arm or the medication monitor arm
and all patients without at least eight mobile phone problems.
mobileproblem9 did the doctor report a mobile phone problem at least nine times? 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausepatient9 cause of failure 9th occasion: Patient used incorrectly 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenetwork9 cause of failure 9th occasion: Network failure 1 yes  
mobileproblemcausenomoney9 cause of failure 9th occasion: No money 1 yes  
mobileproblemcauseother9 cause of failure 9th occasion: Other 1 yes  
mobileproblemsolved9 was the mobile phone problem solved 9th occasion? 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: 61 patients reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 58 patients switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel
all patients in the control arm or the medication monitor arm
and all patients without nine mobile phone problems.
IM_doctor should switch to intensive management based on data available to doctor 0 no 1 yes  
IM_medmon should switch to intensive management based on medication monitor/pill count 0 no 1 yes  
IM_switched switched to intensive management by doctor 0 no 1 yes  
DOT_doctor should switch to DOT based on data available to doctor 0 no 1 yes  
DOT_medmon should switch to DOT based on medication monitor/pill count 0 no 1 yes  
DOT_switched switched to DOT by doctor 0 no 1 yes Note: those missing data on these variables are: All patients in arm 1
48 patients not in arm 1 and reassessed as not having TB by their managing doctor
and 38 patients not in arm 1 and switched to a different treatment model due to hospitalisation or travel.