Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) or Directly Observed Therapy is watching the patient take his/her medication to ensure medications are taken in the right combination and for the correct duration. It is used for diseases such as tuberculosis or HIV to assure compliance and avoid drug resistance.
Also, DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course). The brand name given to the WHO-recommended TB control strategy that combines five components: government commitment, case detection by sputum smear microscopy, standardized treatment regimen with directly observed treatment for at least the first two months, a regular drug supply, and a standardized recording and reporting sysystem that allows assessment of treatment results.
DOTS-PLUS for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).
Reference
What is DOTS? (http://www.who.int/gtb/publications/whatisdots/index.htm) A guide to Understanding the WHO-recommended TB Control Strategy Known as DOTS by World Health Organization 1999
External link
DOTS program (http://www.who.int/gtb/dots/) WHO - DOTS
Recently several large urban cities have demonstrated that providing directlyobservedtherapy (DOT) in the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) has resulted in substantial decreases in TB cases.
DOT can take place in the office, clinic, or in the community and can be used alone or with other measures.
Success in DOT depends on an outreach worker's ability to problem solve, facilitate and empathize with his or her client.
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