The psychosocial evaluation is well-recognized as an important component of the
multifaceted assessment process to determine candidacy for heart transplantation, lung …

Tens of thousands of patients with advanced lung diseases may be eligible to be considered
as potential candidates for lung transplant around the world each year. The timing of referral …

Nonadherence of transplant recipients to prescribed medical regimens has been identified
as a major cause of allograft failure. Although recent studies offer new insight into the clinical …

Lung transplantation has evolved into a life-saving treatment with improved quality of life for
patients with end-stage respiratory failure unresponsive to other medical or surgical …

Lung transplant recipients are encouraged to perform self‐management behaviors,
including (i) monitoring health indicators,(ii) adhering to their regimen, and (iii) reporting …

Although medication nonadherence (MNA) is a major risk factor for poor outcomes, the
evolution of MNA from pre‐to 3 years post‐transplant among the four major organ transplant …

Background Well-designed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) testing efficacy of post-
transplant medication adherence enhancing interventions and clinical outcomes are scarce …

Although social support is used to determine transplant eligibility, the relationship between
social support, medication adherence, and survival among transplant recipients remains …

Failure to adhere to recommended medication regimens is a real problem that has negative
consequences for patients, providers, health plans, employers, industry, and society. The …

Factors at the level of family/healthcare worker, organization, and system are neglected in
medication nonadherence research in heart transplantation (HTx). The 4-continent, 11 …