Cross-sectional analysis identifies illness perceptions and medication beliefs as contributors to ISM non-adherence in KTRs, suggesting areas for intervention.
Objective Non-adherence to immunosuppression medication (ISM) is common in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs), despite being associated with poor clinical outcomes. Understanding potentially modifiable contributors to non-adherence is essential for developing effective interventions. This study explored the relationship between components of the Common-Sense Model (CSM), including illness perceptions (graft-specific and of kidney disease more broadly) and beliefs about ISM, as well as perceived behavioural control (PBC), and total, intentional and unintentional ISM non-adherence in KTRs.
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