Fina Wurm, Clare McKeaveney, Michael Corr, Anna Wilson, Helen Noble
BACKGROUND: Renal transplantation is considered the gold standard treatment for end-stage kidney disease. Adolescent and young adult kidney transplant recipients have the highest rate of graft loss amongst transplanted patients. It is largely accepted this is due to psychosocial and behavioural difficulties, which impact adherence to prescribed therapies. This phenomenon is not isolated to a particular healthcare system having been observed in multiple countries across different continents...
July 29, 2022: BMC Psychology