Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence Scale for Transplant Recipients: The Study of Validity and Reliability

Madran, Bahar; Spivey, Christina A.; Burns, Marie A. Chisholm

doi:10.5336/nurses.2015-48479

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“…(23,24) İmmunsupresif Tedaviye Uyum Ölçeği'nin Türkçe geçerlik ve güvenirliği Mardan ve ark. (25) tarafından yapılmıştır. Ölçeğin cronbach alfa güvenirlik katsayısı 0.65'tir.…”

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Determination of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Drugs in Renal Transplant Recipients in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Ören¹

2020

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Introduction: This descriptive study aimed to determine the adherence of patients that had undergone kidney transplant to immunosuppressive therapy and the affecting factors. Methods: The study group comprised 116 patients that were treated at the TRNC Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital's Nephrology Polyclinic. The data were collected with the "Patient Characteristics Form" and "Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence Scale" (ITAS). Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis, and number-percentage tests were used for the statistical evaluation of the data. Results: Of the participants, 77% received kidney from living donors, 57% used 5-6 medications per day, 99% expressed that they used their medications regularly, and 96% stated that they used the medications without any help. Furthermore, 89% of the patients were aware of side effects of medications whereas 41% used reminders for medication use. Of the donors, 43.8% were parents or siblings of the participants. The average total ITAS score of the participants was 11.49±0.78. We did not find any statically significant relationship between the ITAS scores of the patients and their sociodemographic characteristics (p<0.05). However, we found a negative and statistically significant correlation between ITAS scores and the duration of the post-transplant period (r=-0.221; p>0.05). Discussion and Conclusion: This study determined that drug compliance was not complete (8-12 points) in patients receiving immunosuppressive treatment with renal transplantation, and the compliance with the drug decreased as the time from transplantation elapsed. Although we did not find any statistically significant relationship between medication adherence and the potential factors that may influence medication adherence, we believe that we found clinically meaningful findings.

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“…Araştırmacılar Türk organ nakil alıcılarında immunsupresif tedaviye uyumu değerlendirmek için geçerli ve güvenilir bir araç olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. (25)…”

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Determination of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Drugs in Renal Transplant Recipients in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Ören¹

2020

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“…The rates of immunosuppressant therapy adherence after organ transplantation vary from 15% to 68% [4][5][6]. Age, gender, the time elapsed after organ transplantation, working status of the individual, cost of immunosuppressants, drug side effects, number of drugs taken in a day, frequent updates to the IST regimen, psychological problems, and disbelief in treatment are reported as factors affecting IST adherence [1,6,7].…”

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“…In the study conducted by Cheng, et al [9] on 412 kidney transplant recipients, it was reported that the patients had complaints about the medications used for IST and frequently complained of memory impairment, which acted on IST adherence unfavourably. Madran, et al [6], reported that IST adherence was higher in women and in individuals with a post-transplant period of shorter than two years.…”

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“…For this reason; it is critical that organ transplant nurses should determine the level of IST adherence of individuals after transplantation, identify positive and negative factors that act on adherence, and implement the necessary care interventions. Despite the availability of studies in the international scientific literature that investigate adherence to IST after kidney and liver transplantation [7][8][9], only a few studies have been conducted in Turkey [6,7,10]. In this context, the study was planned and conducted to determine adherence levels of individuals; who underwent kidney transplantation, and to identify factors that act on adherence to IST.…”

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Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence after Kidney Transplantation

Ahmet¹,

Özhanlı²,

Ezgi³

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Int Arch Nurs Health Care

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Background: Immunosuppressive therapy (IST) is administered to the individual to prolong the graft survival; thus, the survival of the patient after organ transplantation. Adherence of the individual to IST is crucial. Aim:In this study, it was aimed to find out patients' adherence to immunosuppressant therapy after kidney transplantation. Material and Methods:The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 50 patients; who underwent kidney transplantation in a university hospital in Istanbul and who applied to the hospital for follow-up in the period between May 2017 and September 2017. Data were collected using the "Descriptive Characteristics Information Form" and the "Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence Scale".Results: All of the participants in the study achieved the targeted blood levels of immunosuppressants and 54% had never forgotten/postponed taking the immunosuppressants. The patients; who forgot/postponed taking prescribed medications, reported the associated reasons as follows: Forgetfulness/carelessness (16%), leaving the medications at home forgetfully (14%), unable to take medications because of being away from home (10%), and barriers related to their occupation (6%). The mean score of the Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence Scale was 11.40 ± 0.75 and individuals with a post-transplant period of shorter than two years had a higher mean score (11.81 ± 0.40) of the scale in this study (p < 0.05). Conclusions:In the study, immunosuppressant therapy adherence of patients was found high and all patients achieved the targeted blood levels of immunosuppressants after kidney transplantation.

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Investigation of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Therapy, Perceived Spousal Support and Sexual Dysfunction in Female Liver Recipients

Bülbüloğlu

Şahin

2023

Sex Res Soc Policy

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Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence Scale for Transplant Recipients: The Study of Validity and Reliability

Cited by 7 publications

References 29 publications

Determination of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Drugs in Renal Transplant Recipients in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Determination of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Drugs in Renal Transplant Recipients in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence after Kidney Transplantation

Investigation of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Therapy, Perceived Spousal Support and Sexual Dysfunction in Female Liver Recipients

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