Does sex matter? Longitudinal course and predictors of knowledge about immunosuppressant medication in patients after kidney transplantation: a KTx360° substudy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To ensure long term graft and patient survival after kidney transplantation, the correct intake of the immunosuppressive medication is mandatory. To correctly administer the medication, specific knowledge is required. While the significance of adherence has been recognized by many, the potential adverse effects of insufficient knowledge levels-often associated with poor health literacy-have been overlooked for a long time; therefore, little is known about sex-specific differences and other predictors of knowledge in this patient group.

Methods

We analyzed the longitudinal course of the self-developed and previously successfully applied knowledge test in kidney transplant recipients participating in the KTx360° trial over a period of up to three years. The patients

SUBMITTER: Nohre M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12916695 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature