Patient experience after kidney transplant: a conceptual framework of treatment burden

• Main Authors: Elizabeth C. Lorenz (Author), Jason S. Egginton (Author), Mark D. Stegall (Author), Andrea L. Cheville (Author), Raymond L. Heilman (Author), Sumi Sukumaran Nair (Author), Martin L. Mai (Author), David T. Eton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Kidney transplant recipients face a lifelong regimen of medications, health monitoring and medical appointments. This work involved in managing one's health and its impact on well-being are referred to as treatment burden. Excessive treatment burden can adversely impact adhe...