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Tytuł:
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Investigation of adherence to immunosuppressive therapy and spiritual well-being in liver recipients.
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Autorzy:
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Gunes H; Division of Surgical Nursing, Nursing Department, Health Sciences Faculty, Bayburt University, Bayburt, Turkey. Electronic address: .
Bulbuloglu S; Division of Surgical Nursing, Nursing Department, Health Sciences Faculty, Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: .
Saritaş S; Division of Surgical Nursing, Nursing Faculty, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey. Electronic address: .
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Źródło:
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Transplant immunology [Transpl Immunol] 2022 Jun; Vol. 72, pp. 101585. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 28.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier
Original Publication: Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, UK : Edward Arnold, c1993-
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MeSH Terms:
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Immunosuppression Therapy*
Medication Adherence*
Child, Preschool ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use ; Liver ; Male
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Immunosuppressive therapy; Liver transplantation; Recipients; Spiritual well-being
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Substance Nomenclature:
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0 (Immunosuppressive Agents)
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20220331 Date Completed: 20220524 Latest Revision: 20220603
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Update Code:
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20240104
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.trim.2022.101585
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PMID:
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35358710
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Objective: In our study, we investigated the relationship between spiritual well-being and adherence to immunosuppressive therapy after liver transplantation.
Method: We conducted this descriptive and cross-sectional study with the participation of 131 liver transplant recipients after they had received their transplants. Data collection was carried out using a Personal Information Form, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale and the Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence Scale. The IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 25.0 was used for the statistical analyses.
Results: While 73.3% of the patients were at the ages of 45-64, 72.5% were male, and 39.7% had been using immunosuppressive medication for a period between 6 months and 1 year. The rate of corticosteroid use among the patients was 30.5%, and the rate of antimetabolite use was 21.4%. A positive and significant relationship was found between adherence to immunosuppressive treatment and spiritual well-being (B = 0.425, p = 0.017).
Conclusion: Spiritual well-being is an inexpensive, effective and easy strategy to increase adherence to immunosuppressive treatment. Awareness should be raised in physicians and nurses about the importance of spiritual well-being, and they should be encouraged to support spiritual well-being.
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