The Importance of Reporting Negative Findings

Results from a Pilot Study on the Role of Social Support in Transplant Adherence

Authors

  • Janice Firn, PhD, MSW University of Michigan Health System
  • Rebecca Congdon, MSW University of Michigan Health System
  • Emma Rathe, MSW The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • Claire Kalpakjian, PhD, MS University of Michigan Health System

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61658/jnsw.v40i2.67

Abstract

Social support is associated with adherence to medical treatments (Chisholm-Burns, Spivey, & Wilks, 2010). This is the first study to explore social support and adherence 6 weeks post-kidney transplant. Fifty-eight adult deceased-donor kidney transplant recipients participated in the study. Social support was assessed using the Modified Social Support Survey; adherence was defined as the proportion of appointments kept, immunosuppressant blood values, and the Immunotherapy Barrier Scale. Measures were completed at transplant, and at 2, 4, and 6 weeks post-transplant. Data were analyzed using linear mixed models with random effects for person. Variance in participants’ adherence was hypothesized. However, all participants were adherent; no statistically significant relationship between adherence and social support was identified. Immediately following transplant, qualitative or mixed-method approaches may give better insight into facilitators of adherence.

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Published

2016-11-01

How to Cite

Firn, PhD, MSW, J., Congdon, MSW, R., Rathe, MSW, E., & Kalpakjian, PhD, MS, C. (2016). The Importance of Reporting Negative Findings: Results from a Pilot Study on the Role of Social Support in Transplant Adherence. The Journal of Nephrology Social Work, 40(2), 9–15. https://doi.org/10.61658/jnsw.v40i2.67

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 2 (2016)

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