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16824145

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
In order to ensure transplantation's long-term success, transplant recipients need to comply with a strict regimen of immunosuppressant medication on a daily basis for the rest of their lives. Nonadherence is one of the major causes of organ rejection. Because compliance is voluntary, it is likely to be influenced by an individual's beliefs and feelings. This study examined the impact on compliance of the following factors: (1) transplant-related stress; (2) general perceived stress; (3) psychosocial distress and (4) feelings of indebtedness and guilt towards the donor. Fifty kidney recipients (34 men, 16 women) filled out self-report questionnaires. The results indicate that 46% acknowledged sub-optimal compliance in the last month; patients more often reported not taking the medication exactly as prescribed than forgetting to take it. The results also suggest that psychological distress and general perceived stress affect compliance negatively, whereas feelings of indebtedness improve it. These results have implications for the understanding and management of compliance following organ transplantation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0902-0063
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
301-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Impact of stress, distress and feelings of indebtedness on adherence to immunosuppressants following kidney transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, QC, Canada. marie.achille@umontreal.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't