Perspective on oral medication adherence among patients with acute graft-versus-host disease: a qualitative descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite the importance of adherence to immunosuppressants (IMMs) after an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) for the treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD), no studies to date have reported the experiences of such patients concerning medication adherence (MA). Therefore, the aim of the study was to explore the perspective on MA to immunosuppressive oral therapy among allogeneic HSCT patients with aGvHD.

Methods

A qualitative descriptive study following a reflexive thematic analysis methodological approach was performed involving a purposive sample of 16 patients with aGvHD who were being cared for in the outpatient setting of a bone marrow transplant centre and were willing to participate. Semi-structured audio-recorded interviews wer

SUBMITTER: Visintini C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11374915 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature