Publications by authors named "Elisa de Oliveira Marsicano"
Objectives: In many countries, some kidney transplants are performed in small centers, from which clinical data are rarely specifically reported. The aim of this study was to describe patient and graft survival rates and their correlates in a low-activity kidney transplant center.
Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of all patients who underwent transplant between January 2002 and May 2012 at a university hospital.
Aim: Adherence to immunosuppressive medication is essential for favourable kidney transplant outcomes. The present study aims to investigate how self-efficacy beliefs, health locus of control and religiosity are associated with adherence to immunosuppressives in post kidney transplant recipients.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with 88 recipients with more than 1 year after transplantation.
Transcultural adaptation and initial validation of Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Basel assessment of adherence to immunosuppressive medications scale (BAASIS) in kidney transplants.
BMC Nephrol
May 2013
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to validate the Basel Assessment of Adherence to Immunosuppressive Medications Scale (BAASIS®) for Brazilian transplant patients to measure nonadherence to immunosuppressant medication.
- The BAASIS® was adapted for Portuguese and underwent comprehensive psychometric testing, showing good reliability and validity through various statistical measures.
- This instrument is the first validated tool for assessing adherence to post-transplant medications in Portuguese-speaking patients, which could help improve treatment outcomes in this population.