Life Quality and Compliance After Transplant: The Case of Turkey
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Tarih
2019
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Elsevier Science Inc
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Objective. Chronic renal failure is one of the most significant health problems in Turkey, as it is all over the world, and negatively affects quality of life. The aim of this study is to find factors affecting compliance levels and quality of life of patients undergoing kidney transplant. Materials and methods. The population of the study consisted of 244 patients who underwent kidney transplant. Although the study aimed to cover the entire target population in the sampling selection, it was conducted among 206 patients. The data were collected by face-to-face interview. Results. Of the patients, 92.7% were between 46 and 59 years of age, 54.4% had a living donor transplant, 54.9% had adverse effects, and 2.9% had rejection due to incompatibility. There was a significant relationship between compliance and quality of life; increasing frequency of adverse effects would decrease in direct proportion to compliance, which would, therefore, increase quality of life. All the subscale scores of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey were found to have an average of 60 and above. The mean of the compliance scale was 48.33 (SD, 3.21), and, with the maximum score at 55, the mean of the group was high. In our country, patients view transplant as a final and definite treatment method. This might be related to fact that the longer the time after transplant, the lower the level of compliance.
Açıklama
12th Congress of the Turkish-Transplantation-Centers-Coordination-Association (TTCCA) -- OCT 18-21, 2018 -- Trabzon, TURKEY
Anahtar Kelimeler
Of-Life, Medication Adherence, Kidney-Transplantation, Immunosuppressive Medication, Renal-Transplantation, Chronic-Disease, Nonadherence, Noncompliance, Patient, Liver
Kaynak
Transplantation Proceedings
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
Scopus Q Değeri
Q3
Cilt
51
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4
