A qualitative exploration of the facilitators and barriers to self-management in kidney transplant recipients

KE Memory, TJ Wilkinson, AC Smith, CJ Lightfoot - Journal of Nephrology, 2022 - Springer
Background Understanding the behaviours that facilitate or impede one's ability to self-
manage is important to improve health-related outcomes in kidney transplant recipients …

[HTML][HTML] The association between tacrolimus exposure and tremor, headache and insomnia in adult kidney transplant recipients: a systematic review

CP King, AR Cossart, NM Isbel, SB Campbell… - Transplantation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose Tremor, headache and insomnia have been linked to the immunosuppressant,
tacrolimus. The aim of this systematic review was to determine if there is a correlation …

The Gut Microbiome and Symptom Burden After Kidney Transplantation: An Overview and Research Opportunities

MB Lockwood, C Sung, SA Alvernaz… - Biological Research …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Many kidney transplant recipients continue to experience high symptom burden despite
restoration of kidney function. High symptom burden is a significant driver of quality of life. In …

Evaluation of tools for annual capture of adherence to immunosuppressive medications after renal transplantation–a single‐centre open prospective trial

MT Gustavsen, K Midtvedt, K Lønning… - Transplant …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Annual assessment of adherence would strengthen long‐term outcome assessments from
registry data. The objective of this study was to evaluate tools suitable for annual routine …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits, challenges and contributors to the introduction of new hospital-based outpatient clinic pharmacist positions

CL Snoswell, AR Cossart, B Chevalier… - Exploratory Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Pharmacists working within interprofessional teams in the outpatient setting are
well placed to address medication-related problems before and after hospital admission …

Locus of control, self-efficacy perception and treatment adherence in kidney transplant patients

S Buster, E Ozsaker - Transplant Immunology, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Among the factors forming the health behavior are the concept of locus of control
and the perception of health self-efficacy. Studies investigating self-efficacy beliefs and the …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and Patient-Level Correlates of Intentional Non-Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medication After Heart-Transplantation—Findings From the …

MT Marston, L Berben, F Dobbels… - Transplant …, 2023 - frontierspartnerships.org
After heart transplantation (HTx), nonadherence to immunosuppressants (IS) is associated
with poor outcomes; however, intentional nonadherence (INA) is poorly understood …

Reciprocal associations between beliefs about medicines, health locus of control and adherence to immunosuppressive medication in allogeneic hematopoietic cell …

C Amato, P Iovino, Y Longobucco, E Salvadori… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Patients undergoing allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT)
are required to strictly adhere to immunosuppressive medications to avoid rejection and …

Global perspective on kidney transplantation: Australia

MLR Wyld, KR Wyburn, SJ Chadban - Kidney360, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Australia is a global leader in graft and patient survival. In a recent study comparing
transplant outcomes in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand …

Factors associated with adherence to immunosuppressive therapy and barriers in Asian kidney transplant recipients

R Ganjali, M Ghorban Sabbagh… - ImmunoTargets and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background Medication non-adherence is the major risk factor for rejection episodes. The
aim of this study was to determine the risk factors associated with adherence to …