Open AccessAttitudes towards medication non-adherence in elderly kidney transplant patients: a Q methodology study
Author(s) -
Mirjam Tielen,
Job van Exel,
Marleen C. van Buren,
Louise Maasdam,
Willem Weimar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfq642
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney transplant , kidney transplantation , medication adherence , intensive care medicine , kidney disease , renal transplant , population , kidney , environmental health
Non-adherence to the post-transplant regime is a common problem in kidney transplant patients and may lead to rejection or even graft failure. This study investigated attitudes towards the post-transplant regime of immunosuppressive medication among the ever growing population of elderly kidney recipients.
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