Prospective single-centre clinical observational study on electronically monitored medication non-adherence, its psychosocial risk factors and lifestyle behaviours after heart transplantation: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In heart transplant recipients (HTRs), non-adherence (NA) to immunosuppressive (IS) medication and to recommended lifestyle behaviours are a common phenomenon and associated with higher risk of allograft rejection, organ loss and mortality. Risk factors for NA are highly diverse and still insufficiently researched. Precise measures of NA and an accurate understanding of its aetiology are of undisputable importance to detect patients at risk and intervene accordingly. The aim of this study is to assess the accuracy and concordance of different measures for NA as well as to determine potential risk factors.

Methods and analysis

This is a single-centre prospective observational trial. HTRs who are at least aged 18 are no less than 6 months post-transplant and recei

SUBMITTER: Lieb M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7542932 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature