The Effect of Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence on the Comfort of Liver Transplant Recipients

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dc.authoridSarıtaş, Serdar/0000-0003-4076-9001
dc.authorwosidSarıtaş, Serdar/ABG-8413-2020
dc.contributor.authorSaritas, Serdar
dc.contributor.authorozdemir, Ahmet
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:50:34Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:50:34Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractInadequate immunosuppressive therapy causes rejection, whereas an overdose may lead to infections or malignancy to affect a patient's life and comfort. This study used a descriptive correlational design to determine how compliance with immunosuppressive therapy affected the well-being of liver transplant patients. The study was conducted in the liver transplant unit of a university hospital with 103 patients who underwent liver transplant surgery. The target population included patients who received treatment in liver transplant clinics between July 2016 and August 2017. Mean age of the patients in the study was 44.66 +/- 14.86 years and the time after transplant was 15.48 +/- 16.90 months on the average. A significant difference was found between mean General Comfort Scale scores according to the variable of adherence status (t = 6.898, p < .05). Simple linear regression analysis showed a positive moderate, significant correlation between the adherence variable and mean General Comfort Scale scores (R = 0.543, p < .001). It was found that the patients who adhered to immunosuppressive therapy experienced higher levels of comfort. Therefore, arrangements to improve patient adherence to therapy, hence comfort, are recommended, as well as periodic evaluations of patient comfort levels.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/SGA.0000000000000571
dc.identifier.endpage340en_US
dc.identifier.issn1042-895X
dc.identifier.issn1538-9766
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid34319937en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85113134671en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage334en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/SGA.0000000000000571
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/100144
dc.identifier.volume44en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000703003800010en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofGastroenterology Nursingen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectMedication Adherenceen_US
dc.subjectSymptom Experienceen_US
dc.subjectKidneyen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectLifeen_US
dc.titleThe Effect of Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence on the Comfort of Liver Transplant Recipientsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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