Medication adherence in renal transplant recipients: A latent variable model of psychosocial and neurocognitive predictors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Estimates indicate that 20-70% of renal transplant recipients are medication non-adherent, significantly increasing the risk of organ rejection. Medication adherence is negatively impacted by lower everyday problem solving ability, and associations between depressive symptoms, self-efficacy, and adherence are reported in renal transplant recipients. Nonetheless, to date, these associations have not been examined concurrently. Given the relationship between non-adherence and organ rejection, it is critical to gain a better understanding of the predictors of adherence in renal transplant recipients. To this end, we modeled relationships among cognitive abilities, depressive symptoms, self-efficacy, and adherence in this group.

Methods

Participants (N = 211) underwent

SUBMITTER: Paterson TSE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6161882 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature