Noncompliance with immunosuppressive regimen in organ transplantation : Is it worth worrying about ?
| Journal | Volume 68 - 2005 |
| Issue | Fasc.3 - Symposium |
| Author(s) | Ariane Desmyttere, Fabienne Dobbels, Irina Cleemput, Sabina De Geest |
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| (1) Center for Health Services and Nursing Research, Leuven, Belgium ; (2) Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), Brussels, Belgium ; (3) Institute of Nursing Science, University of Basel, Switzerland. |
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Transplantation is a valuable option for end stage kid- ney, heart and liver disease (e.g. RTX : 1-2 ; e.g. HTX : 3 ; e.g. LTX : 4-5). However, transplantation needs to be regarded as chronic condition. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 'chronic diseases' are defined as : "diseases which have one or more of the fol- lowing characteristics : they are permanent, leave resid- ual disability, are caused by non-reversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long peri- od of supervision, observation or care" (6). |
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