Patient perceptions of factors influencing adherence to medication following kidney transplant

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 509-517

  Orr, Anne ^a   Orr, David ^b   Willis, Susan ^c   Holmes, Michael ^d   Britton, Peter ^e  

^a University Hospital of Hartlepool   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Focus groups; Forgetting; Kidney transplant; Medication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34447326688     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500701294556     Document Type: Article

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