Open Access<p>Knowledge About Immunosuppressant Medication and Its Correlates in a German Kidney Transplant Population – Results of a KTx360° Substudy</p>
Author(s) -
Sophie de Boer,
Felix Klewitz,
Maximilian Bauer-Hohmann,
Lena Schiffer,
Uwe Tegtbur,
Lars Pape,
Mario Schiffer,
Martina de Zwaan,
Mariel Nöhre
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s269201
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , population , transplantation , anxiety , kidney transplantation , depression (economics) , cognition , clinical psychology , family medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
After organ transplantation, adherence to immunosuppressive medication (ISM) is crucial to prevent organ rejection. To enable adherence, patients need to be well informed about the different aspects associated with their ISM. However, literature suggests that knowledge regarding ISM is often inadequate.