Prevalence and correlates of non-adherence to immunosuppressants and to health behaviours in patients after kidney transplantation in Brazil – the ADHERE BRAZIL multicentre study: a cross-sectional study protocol

Prevalence and correlates of non-adherence to immunosuppressants and to health behaviours in patients after kidney transplantation in Brazil – the ADHERE BRAZIL multicentre study: a cross-sectional study protocol

Abstract Background Non-adherence to immunosuppressive therapy is a prevalent risk factor for poor clinical and after kidney transplantation (KT), and has contributed to the lack of improvement in long-term graft survival over the past decade. Understanding the multilevel correlates and risk factors...

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Main Authors: Helady Sanders-Pinheiro, Fernando Antonio Basile Colugnati, Elisa Oliveira Marsicano, Sabina De Geest, José Osmar Pestana Medina, on behalf of Adhere Brazil Consortium Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Patient adherence
Medication nonadherence
Immunosuppression
Health behaviour
Kidney transplantation
Brazil
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0840-6

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