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KMID : 0948220170210010048
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Keimyung Journal of Nursing Science
2017 Volume.21 No. 1 p.48 ~ p.56
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The Effects of a Drug Educational Program on Knowledge and Medication Compliance for Kidney Transplantation Pationts
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Jang Jeong-Ju
Jeun Jeong-Ah
Park Jeong-Sook
Sung Eun-Hae
Kim Hye-Rim
Jo A-Ram
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose for this study was to analysis the effects of a drug education program on knowledge and medication compliance for kidney transplantation.
Methods: Kidney transplantation patients were recruited from a transplantation center, at a university hospital located in Korea. Data were collected from June 18m 2016 to september 30, 2016. The research design was a nonequivalent one group pre-post test. nineteen subjects was participated two times individually in an drug educational program given by the researcher.
Results: After the intervention, the participants showed a significant increase in medication knowledge(t=-7.074, p<.001) and medication compliance(t=-4.553, p<.001) than before the intervention.
Conclusion: According to the above results, this education program for kidney transplantation patients increased knowledge and medication compliance. These findings suggest that a drug education program can be used as an efficient nursing intervention for kidney transplantation patients.
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KEYWORD
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Education, Medication, Knowledge, Compliance, Kidney transplantation
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