Background Current health policies emphasize the need for an equitable doctor-patient
relationship, and this requires a certain level of patient empowerment. However, a …

Medication non-adherence is one of the most important causes for shortened graft survival
subsequently leading to a reduction in kidney graft survival results. Our aim was to provide …

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Background Medication non-adherence is a major issue after transplant that can lead to
misdiagnosis, rejection, poor health affecting quality of life, graft loss or death. Several …

Background Among kidney transplant recipients, non-adherence with immunosuppressive
medications frequently precedes allograft loss. We sought to determine the prevalence and …

Although social support is used to determine transplant eligibility, the relationship between
social support, medication adherence, and survival among transplant recipients remains …

Aims To explore the predictive value of adherence to their immunosuppressive medication
in kidney transplant recipients in the first year after kidney transplantation as a determinant …

Russell C, Conn V, Ashbaugh C, Madsen R, Wakefield M, Webb A, Coffey D, Peace L.
Taking immunosuppressive medications effectively (TIMELink): a pilot randomized …

Aim Adherence to immunosuppressive medication is essential for favourable kidney
transplant outcomes. The present study aims to investigate how self‐efficacy beliefs, health …

Background Whether or not patients follow the advice given by their healthcare professional
is commonly referred to as adherence. In the case of kidney transplantation, transplant …