Quality of Life After Liver Transplantation.

Heits, Nils; Meer, G. J. van der; Malchow, B.; Reichert, B.; Guenther, R. Kim; Kuechler, T.; Becker, Thomas; Félix, Borja Manuel Fernández

doi:10.1097/00007890-201407151-02817

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“…[12][13][14][15] Moreover, previous research has found modifiable risk factors associated with immunosuppression adherence, such as health beliefs, self-beliefs, and self-efficacy. 16,17 However, these factors are limited to immunosuppression non-adherence, not with a complete understanding of adherence. Also, these results are based on relatively small samples.…”

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Prevalence and Modifiable Factors for Holistic Non-Adherence in Renal Transplant Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Torres-Gutiérrez,

Burgos-Camacho,

Caamaño-Jaraba

et al. 2023

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Introduction In renal transplant recipients, compliance with medical therapy is vital. Non-adherence is considered a risk factor for worst outcomes in kidney recipients, with attributed outcomes of 64% for graft loss and 80% for late acute rejection. Most literature defines adherence as self-based immunosuppression compliance but does not consider other relevant factors such as consult and procedure compliance. Therefore, this study aims to describe adherence prevalence in kidney transplant recipients and the factors related to non-adherence. Methods This cross-sectional study included 1030 renal transplant patients followed by Colombiana de Trasplantes between January 2019 and July 2021. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were obtained based on clinical records. The mental-health group diagnosed holistic adherence in a semi-structured interview. The diagnosis considered medication intake failure, frequency and number of failures to medical controls or other procedures, suspicious non-adherence behaviors, and serum levels of immunosuppressants. A bivariate followed a descriptive analysis, and a forward logistic regression was performed for non-adherence. Results Patients had a median of 47 years, and 58.1% were male. Non-adherence was presented in 30.7% of patients. The non-adherence patients were younger, with a higher prevalence of males, single, divided transplant care, had a longer time after transplantation, psychopathological diagnosis, and more reinforcement education by only nursing. Older age and multidisciplinary reinforcement education were protective factors. On the other hand, poor social support, psychopathology diagnosis, and longer time after transplant presented as non-adherence risk factors. Conclusion Holistic non-adherence was diagnosed in approximately one-third of renal transplant recipients. Its definition included more than just medication non-compliance and could identify more non-adherent patients. Notably, there is a need to consider the related factors in the health follow-up and encourage future research in modifiable factor interventions aiming to increase adherence and achieve better outcomes for renal transplant patients.

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