ArticleSAGE open medicine2016
Improving medication adherence among kidney transplant recipients: Findings from other industries, patient engagement, and behavioral economics-A scoping review.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review on the involvement and engagement of patients as advisers for the organisation of organ transplantation services.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
- Video Education and Behavior Contract to Improve Outcomes After Renal Transplantation (VECTOR): A Randomized Controlled Trial.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Trial
- Determining the Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Immunosuppressive Medication Adherence After Kidney Transplantation: A Descriptive Correlational Study.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
- Electronic health record-enabled routine assessment of medication adherence after solid organ transplantation: the time is now.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2024Article
- Decreasing Opioid Addiction and Diversion Using Behavioral Economics Applied Through a Digital Engagement Solution: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Modifiable Factors for Holistic Non-Adherence in Renal Transplant Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2023Article
- Arksey and O'Malley's consultation exercise in scoping reviews: A critical review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Review
- Social Resources for Transplanted Children and Families in European Union Hospitals of ERN TransplantChild.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Report from the American Society of Transplantation Psychosocial Community of Practice Adherence Task Force: Real-world options for promoting adherence in adult recipients.Clinical transplantation · 2018Review
- Web-Based Tailored Intervention to Support Optimal Medication Adherence Among Kidney Transplant Recipients: Pilot Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2018Article
- Posttransplant Medical Adherence: What Have We Learned and Can We Do Better?Current transplantation reports · 2018Article
- Adherence in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: solutions for the system.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2018Review
- Changing Paradigms in the Management of Rejection in Kidney Transplantation: Evolving From Protocol-Based Care to the Era of P4 Medicine.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2017Article
- Addressing the elephant in the room: a possible new way to increase patient adherence to medical advice.Patient preference and adherence · 2017Article
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Abstract
The immune system is a powerful barrier to successful organ transplantation, but one that has been routinely thwarted through modern pharmacotherapeutics. Despite the benefits of immunosuppressive therapy, medication non-adherence leads to an increased risk of graft rejection, higher hospital utilization and costs, and poor outcomes. We conduct a scoping review following Arksey and O'Malley's five-stage framework methodology to identify established or novel interventions that could be applied to kidney transplant recipients to improve medication adherence. As the desired outcome is a behavior (taking a pill), we assess three areas: behavioral-focused interventions in other industries, patient engagement theories, and behavioral economic principles. Search strategies included mining business, social sciences, and medical literature with additional guidance from six consultative interviews. Our review suggests that no intervention stands out as superior or likely to be more effective than any other intervention; yet promising strategies and interventions were identified across all three areas examined. Based on our findings, we believe there are five strategies that transplant centers and other organizations can implement to improve medication adherence: (1) Build a foundation of trust; (2) Employ multiple interventions; (3) Stratify the population; (4) Develop collaborative partnerships; and (5) Embed medication adherence into the organization's culture. The effectiveness of these interventions will need to be investigated further, but we believe they are a step in the right direction for organizations to consider in their efforts to improve medication adherence.
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