Browsing by Author "Yildiz, Serkan"

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Affecting Factors in Medication Adherence in Kidney Transplant Recipients
(Aves, 2023) Ordin, Yaprak Sarigol; Karayurt, Ozgul; Ertan, Nermin; Edeer, Aylin Durmaz; Yildiz, Serkan
Objective: This study aimed to determine the risk factors related to immunosuppressive medication adherence in kidney transplant recipients. Methods: The study adopted a retrospective design. It was carried out on 208 kidney transplant recipients. The social cognitive theory was used for understanding and addressing the issues of nonadherence to immunosuppressive medication. Data were collected with a self-reported-Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence Scale and biological assays. Descriptive analyses and logistic regression were used to analyze data. Results: According to the self-reported assessment, medication adherence of the patients receiving transplants from live donors was 0.503 times lower than that of the patients receiving transplants from deceased donors. The biological assays did not show any affecting factors in medication adherence. Conclusion: The results of the study showed the importance of combining methods to assess medication adherence. In the self-reported assessment, live donor transplantation was found to negatively affect medication adherence. Turkiye is the country with the highest number of kidney transplantations from live donors in the world. Health professionals must be more careful in assessing medication adherence after live donor transplantations.
Evaluate To the Efficacy and Effectiveness of Different Assessment Methods on Medication Adherence in Kidney Transplant Recipients
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018) Ordin, Yaprak Sarigol; Karayurt, Ozgul; Ertan, Nermin; Yildiz, Serkan
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Evaluation of Adherence To Immunosuppressive Treatment With Different Methods in Kidney Transplant Recipients
(Turk Nefroloji Diyaliz Transplantasyon Dergisi, 2018) Sarigol Ordin, Yaprak; Karayurt, Ozgul; Ertan, Nermin; Yildiz, Serkan
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to compare the medication adherence levels of kidney transplant recipients using different measures. MATERIAL and METHODS: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out with 147 kidney transplant recipients. The study data were collected between April and November 2017 using the Immunosuppressant Therapy Adherence Scale (ITAS), Immunosuppressive Medication Use Adherence Scale (IMUAS) and biological assay method. For the biological assay, the last five tacrolimus blood plasma levels were assessed and the standard deviation level for each patient was calculated. Patients whose standard deviation level was > 2.48 were considered to have inadequate adherence to medication. Descriptive and Spearman correlation analysis was used. RESULTS: The patients' mean age was 45.00 +/- 12.60. Of the 147 patients, 73 (49.6%) received treatment including tacrolimus. The biological assay revealed that 88.82% of the patients were in the group that complied with the medication. The mean scores obtained from the ITAS and IMUAS values for all the participating patients (n = 147) were 11.17 +/- 1.22 and 48.66 +/- 4.71 respectively. CONCLUSION: In the present study, medication adherence was evaluated using three different measures. The participating patients' self-report demonstrated that they gave higher scores for medication adherence when the ITAS was used. Several methods as appropriate to the characteristics of patients should be used simultaneously when assessing medication adherence.
A New Intervention To Increase Medication Adherence in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Investigation of Effect of Systemchange Intervention
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2022) Ordin, Yaprak Sarigol; Yildiz, Serkan; Kankaya, Eda Ayten; Celik, Buket; Ertan, Nermin; Karayurt, Ozgul; Russell, Cynthia L.
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